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“Not a diet recommended for general use” can be legitimately said of many defined diets and can DEFINITELY be said of the actual eating habits of most western p
by sjwright 8y ago
“Not a diet recommended for general use” can be legitimately said of many defined diets and can DEFINITELY be said of the actual eating habits of most western people.
Keto (i.e. any diet that triggers ketones) is a compelling option for numerous reasons, not just epileptics. It’s definitely not a good default for the wider population. And it is of course environmentally and economically inefficient. But ketogenisis is a reality of our biochemistry and shouldn’t be dismissed in the same way as other diets.
- ubercow13 8y ago'Protein is more filling' is also a part of our biochemistry but I'd still be ok with carnivore diet being called a fad diet
- cageface 8y agoReplace the word fad with popular if that works better for you. There has definitely been a lot of buzz around it lately.
- sjwright 8y agoI agree. It’s true of many (all?) diets that its proponents tend to overestimate the applicability of any one diet to all people. Dietary science is at its infancy. Contrary to what most people would assume, we have mountains of anecdotes, mountains of opinions, and very few hard facts. Navigating diet from a fact-first, science-first perspective is deeply frustrating.