What Are the Best and Worst Fats to Eat on the Ketogenic Diet The keto diet is all about the fat. And in an eating plan where up to 80 percent of the calories come from fat — which shifts your body into ketosis, or a state in which you burn fat for your main source…
How to Gain Weight On a Keto Diet (Without Getting Fat) Healthy weight loss is often the goal of keto. A high-fat ketogenic diet has been shown to reduce cravings, increase fat burning, and provoke metabolic changes that support this goal But what if your goal isn’t to lose weight? What if your goal is…
How Much Sugar Can You Have on the Keto Diet? This Expert Explains By now, you’re probably familiar with the keto diet — the high-fat, moderate-protein, super-low-carb diet has helped people lose weight, gain energy, and transform their lifestyles. But as popular as the diet is, there are still many misconceptions about it. For starters, many people think you can’t…
What happens if I don’t meet my fat goals? When you don’t meet your fat goals, it’s not a big deal at all. As long as you are restricting carbs and eating enough protein, missing your fat goals will typically only lead to more fat loss. However, problems can arise when your fat consumption is…
Ketogenic diet foods – what to eat Full keto diet food list Eat Here are the foods that you can eat on a ketogenic diet: Meat – Unprocessed meats are low carb and keto-friendly, and organic and grass-fed meat might be even healthier. But remember that keto is a higher-fat diet, not high in protein,…
What are carbs? “Carb” is short for “carbohydrate.” Like the other macronutrients (major nutrients), protein and fat, carbs provide your body with energy (calories). There are two basic types of carbs in food: starches and sugars. Starches Starches are made up of long chains of individual glucose (sugar) units that are linked together.tarchy foods generally don’t taste sweet. However, because…
What are carbs? “Carb” is short for “carbohydrate.” Like the other macronutrients (major nutrients), protein and fat, carbs provide your body with energy (calories). There are two basic types of carbs in food: starches and sugars. Starches Starches are made up of long chains of individual glucose (sugar) units that are linked together.tarchy foods generally don’t taste sweet. However, because…
How to Smoothly Transition Off the Keto Diet 3 tips for quitting keto and avoiding weight gain So you’ve followed the ketogenic diet for a few months now. You’ve achieved ketosis, lost some weight and (hopefully) experienced the intense mental clarity that keto-fanatics rave about. But after months of eating high fat, high protein and very little…
Complete Keto Diet Food List: What You Can and Cannot Eat If You’re on a Ketogenic Diet The ketogenic diet is a high-fat, moderate-protein and very low-carbohydrate diet. Carbohydrates are the body’s preferred source of energy, but on a strict ketogenic diet, less than 5 percent of energy intake is from carbohydrates. The reduction of…
How to Get Enough Potassium When You’re on a Keto or Low-Carb Diet I recently started on a three-week tour of the ketogenic diet. I wanted to see both how effective it could be, and how it made me feel—I’ll report back in a few weeks. But right now I’m only three days in, and I…