Due to a recent dispute in a Whatsapp group I am part of, I decided to review all the data on the (in)famous very-low-carbohydrate ketogenic dietary pattern. Here’s what I found!
During the last years there has been a lot of research going on regarding low-caloric high-fat diets and while some of us (alas myself included) thought that the argument was settled and by now everybody knew that Atkins and Co were wrong, this dietary approach has come to stay and is getting some mayor support from serious scientist and healthcare institutions around the globe.
In order to stay true to my mission and apply Sanity and Reason to the question I had to leave behind every bias and research the newest science on ketogenic diets, open to the outcome. As always in questions regarding nutrition and health there is no simple answer, so I had to subdivide my research to the following categories, which effectively make of the present the kick-off of a series of articles. Let’s find out together what are the most recent findings in these following fields.
What I will cover
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Epilepsy
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Diabetes
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Weight Management and Obesity
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Heart Health
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The Human Microbiome
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Cancer
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Liver and Renal health
- Hormones
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Alzheimers/Dementia
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Anxiety/Depression
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Pregnancy and Childhood
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Sports
Now as you can see I took into account a long series of important outcomes that go far beyond the immediate effect of weight loss, that is well documented on a low-carb, high-fat diet. Off course I get it that some of us want to fit into the beautiful bikini and that loosing those extra few pounds in a couple of weeks on a diet that makes us full and happy seems to be awesome. But if we knew that our action today would cause us real pain later on, would we still do it? Remember, if something seems too good to be true, it probably is.
But before we dig deeper, let’s have a look on the basics of the modern versions of the low-carb, high-fat diet.
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