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That seems like a lot of carbs. Would this diet really induce ketogenesis?

• OnACoffeeBreak 3y ago
  20 g of net carbs seems to be a common starting point for ketogenesis, but, yeah, I am surprised they didn't confirm with a blood ketone measurement.
• keybored 3y ago
  What is supposed to be low? In my casual supermarket label reading you seem to get at least some carbs (non-fiber) from things like cauliflower and other greenstuff. I was happy when I could get stuff that all had at most 5g carbs per 100g. But I was doing very informal low-carb and not keto.
  • smt88 3y ago
    Right, I was kind of getting at that: there's a difference between "low" and "low-enough-to-induce-ketogenesis" when it comes to carbs. For example, the Atkins diet, despite being very low-carb, didn't result in a lot of people accidentally becoming ketogenic.
    • keybored 3y ago
      > Right, I was kind of getting at that: there's a difference between "low" and "low-enough-to-induce-ketogenesis" when it comes to carbs. But I asked exactly what grams-per-day is low enough for keto.
      • dgfitz 3y ago
        50g
• cal85 3y ago
  It is a tiny amount, and absolutely it would. Ketogenic diet guides generally suggest aiming for 20-50g carbs per day.