Experts say that there is no doubt that the ketogenic diet works as a means of rapid weight loss.
Ketogenic diets may also provide principles for maintaining a healthy shape long term, and can form part of a sensible weight loss plan.
Ketogenic diets were originally created for medical purposes to treat epilepsy in children. However, it was soon recognized for its ability to aid in rapid weight loss.
The ketogenic diet is high in fat, low in carbohydrates, and designed to provide enough protein and calories for a healthy weight.
The essential purpose of the diet is to induce the body to burn fat instead of carbohydrates, which results in rapid weight loss.
Some people put off the idea of a high-fat diet, as we have come to associate fat with ‘bad’ and ‘unhealthy’. However, this can be misleading. Healthy, ‘good’ fats are essential to a nutritious diet.
Ketogenic diets prompt the body to turn to fat for energy, starting the process of ketosis (where the body burns fat). This happens in just a few days, as a result of which the excess weight decreases rapidly.
Ketogenic diets exclude high-carbohydrate foods such as starchy fruits and vegetables, bread, pasta and sugar, while increasing high-fat foods such as cream and butter.
A typical meal might include fish or chicken with green vegetables, followed by fruit with lots of cream. Breakfast can be bacon and eggs, a snack cheese with cucumber.
In addition to being an effective route to rapid weight loss, the principles of a low-carb diet can be adopted as part of a healthy lifestyle to maintain a lean shape over the long term.
Part of the success lies in the fact that the diet involves delicious food, there is no portion control and therefore there is no sense of starving or ‘depriving’.
When the body has adapted to a new lifestyle, many people find it easier to maintain, as an exchange for traditional diets that can leave a person feeling resentful and yo-yoing old ‘bad habits’ I can bring back.
People who have included the ketogenic diet in their weight loss plan often report increased energy levels. Hence they experience an improvement in the overall quality of life.
Source by Xavi Smith
