The ketogenic diet, better known as the keto diet, involves consuming very low amounts of carbohydrates and focusing on foods high in fats, such as butter, oil, fatty meats, as well as nuts, seeds and avocado. The diet recommends eliminating foods such as bread, oats, potatoes and most fruits.
Keto is not new. In fact, it has been around since the 1920s and was originally recommended when it was proved to reduce seizures in children. It became popular when anecdotal evidence that burning fat by reducing carbs resulted in weight loss and suppressed appetite.
“The keto diet contains moderate amounts of protein, mostly from fatty foods such as fatty meats,” says Dr Conor Kerley, founder and chief science officer at Phytaphix (a nutrition and supplement company). “The human body normally uses glucose (blood sugar) as…