The LOW DOWN ON KETO DIETS . Let's start with the SCIENCE first… . The dis…

The LOW DOWN ON KETO DIETS . Let's start with the SCIENCE first… . The discovery: The keto diet is a legitimate tool for helping reduce seizures among epileptic children who did not respond to medication. Weight loss occurred so many jumped on this as a the latest fat loss trick… . Ketosis is a survival mechanism triggered in the body when you go without food… . Its a wonderful backup survival mode that your body kicks into when food is sparse… . This was an experimental diet that was never intended for long term use… . NO population in the world survives on a ketogenic diet – not even Eskimos who have a high fat diet live in ketosis… . A keto diet only leads to fat loss when it contains fewer calories than is needed which is true of any diet… . When a keto diet has more calories than is needed the extra fat gets stored as body fat… . There are a myriad of side effects like of the keto diet… fatigue… diarrhea… muscle cramps… headaches… hypothyroidism… impaired athletic performance… . When looking at studies its important to look at LONG TERM studies of 20 years plus versus short term studies of only a year or two… . Who cares if you lose weight in the short term if you get cancer and die from your diet in the long term?… . On top of all the science… . It's difficult to cut out an entire macro-nutritient and live a normal' life… . It's difficult to maintain fat loss results when you stop doing the keto diet… . Lots of 'weight loss' is actually water loss due to the fact that eating carbohydrates mean that your body holds a little more water (4 grams of water for every 1 gram of carb)… . You may suffer from the 'keto-flu' (symptoms described above)… . You will likely have 'keto-breath' which is very unpleasant… . You don't learn long term eating habits that will sustain your fat loss… . If you want to discover a SUSTAINABLE way to eat it's time to stop the fad diets and quick fixes… . Reach out to me and let's discuss how you can lose fat long term and feel wonderful in the process…#linkinbio

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