Sunday Emmanuel

@sundayemmanuel · 18 Nov 2021

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what is keto diet

A ketogenic diet or "keto diet"  is a high fat, low carb diet. It can be effective for weight reduction and certain health conditions, something that’s been illustrated in many studies.

A keto diet is extremely useful for losing excess body fat without starvation, and for improving type 2 diabetes or metabolic ailment. It helps to limit carbs and some potential health benefits.

Eating foods with low carb helps to burn fat for fuel which helps to set the body into a metabolic state called "ketosis" During the process, the liver converts fat into small energy molecules known as ketones which serve as fuel for the brain and other organs.

Benefits of the keto diet

1.    It triggers weight loss: Keto diet supports weight loss, increasing metabolism and reducing food intake, ketogenic diet is made up of food that fills a person thereby suppressing hunger-stimulating hormone. Hence, it reduces appetite and encourages weight loss.

2.     It reduces acne: acne is caused by several factors and it may have something to do with diet and blood sugar in some individuals. Foods that are highly high in carbohydrates inhibit the function of gut bacteria and this can cause skin irritation. However, research suggested that a ketogenic diet helps to limit the symptoms of acne.

3.    It Enhance healthy heart:  when taking a ketogenic diet, it is interesting to note that taking healthy fat pays more than taking less healthy fat. Healthy fat such as avocados encourages a healthy heart. An abnormal level of cholesterol increases the risk of cardiovascular infections. Hence, the keto diet's effect on cholesterol helps to limit the risk of heart infections. Therefore it's important to make a nutritionally balanced keto diet.

4.    It protects brain functions: Ketones generated from the keto diet help to provide neuroprotective benefits that protect the brain and the nerve cells.

5.    It reduces the risk of certain cancers: a ketogenic diet helps to prevent or even cure certain cancers. It's a safe diet to use alongside chemotherapy and radiation therapy in certain cancers because it provides oxidative stress in cancerous cells than in normal cells.

Good examples of keto diet food
●    Tomatoes
●    Eggplant
●    Green beans
●    Cucumber
●    Spinach
●    Cauliflower
●    Kale
●    Bell pepper
●    Celery
●    Zucchini e.t.c.