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Not really. The keto diet includes plants. Just not starchy or sweet ones, e.g. cauliflower, lettuce, broccoli, etc.

• logical42 9y ago
  A diet which is a subset of another diet can still be classified as a diet of that type, at least that’s how I think of it.
  • fao_ 9y ago
    Diets are important in what they exclude.
    • stouset 9y ago
      In fact, that’s generally the entire motivation behind distinguishing a diet in the first place.
    • ha8o8le 9y ago
      I agree. All meat is too extreme... What makes low carb diets great is that they exclude grains and sugar which are the real problem.
• riku_iki 9y ago
  > Just not starchy or sweet ones, e.g. cauliflower, lettuce, broccoli, etc. I dropped broccoli because of high carbs..
  • rbinv 9y ago
    Broccoli is not really high in (net) carbs.
    • riku_iki 9y ago
      Around 5 carbs per cup, which can push from 20 carbs / day cap for keto diet.
• enkiv2 9y ago
  Doesn't literally any diet that induces ketogenesis qualify as "a keto diet"? Or, has somebody branded some particular ketogenesis-inducing diet "THE keto diet"? I'm vaguely aware of some non-epileptics trying to induce ketogenesis in order to lose weight (which seems pretty dangerous, and maybe self-defeating since smelling like turpentine is less attractive than having curves), but real ketogenic diets (as recommended by medical professionals for intractable epilepsy) generally contain plants.