Tag: Keto

Op-Ed: The Downsides to a Keto Diet

Op-Ed: The Downsides to a Keto Diet

While many individuals, particularly those in the fitness community, are jumping on the keto diet bandwagon, I will not be climbing aboard. And here’s why. The ketogenic diet, first created in the 1920s as a treatment for epilepsy, has become a popular fad diet for those looking to lose weight or improve diseases, typically related to the brain or diabetes.

Keto: Is It Worth It?

Keto: Is It Worth It?

The ketogenic diet is a diet that cuts carbs and is high in fats.  Many people claim that this greatly benefits one’s health and helps with quickly losing weight.  The science behind this diet is based on the fact that greatly reducing carbs sends the body into a metabolic state known as ketosis.  In ketosis, […]

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