Ketogenic Diet Facts

Facts about the Ketogenic Diet

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The #KetogenicDiet is NOT about cutting calories, it’s about releasing #fat reserves and teaching your body to #burn them.

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The #Ketostix also measure #bloodglucose which is useful to test for #Ketoacidosis which you are not at risk for unless you are #diabetic

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When you enter a #Ketogenic state, you will see a #Ketone output of 5 to 20 mg/dL

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During the diet you can measure how much #fat your body is #burning by monitoring your output of #acetoacetate using #Ketostix

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The #Ketogenicdiet keeps your insulin level low which puts your body into #fat-release-fat-burn mode

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#LowCarb and #LowGI #diets work because they cut out #carbs that cause spikes in #insulin

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If you want your body to #burnfat - you need to keep your #insulin level as low and absolutely avoid spikes in insulin.

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Eating #fat and #protein does very little to raise your #insulin level.

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If you eat #sugary snacks throughout the day you are keeping your insulin level high and prevents the release of fat and its use as energy.

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#Insulin both causes #fat absorption and prevents fat from being used as energy.

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#Insulin puts your muscle and #fat cells into “storage mode”. Your fat cells store away the #glucose as #triglycerides

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When you eat #carbs your #bloodglucose level is raised and your pancreas secretes #insulin.

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#Diets like the #SouthBeachDiet are also only effective because of the reduction in #carbs and consequently #insulin levels.

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The reality is that the low #glycemic #index #diet (Low GI Diet) is effective because it is close to, but not quite, a #ketogenic diet.

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It is important to get enough #protein to maintain your #muscles, but not too much or it will kick you out of #ketosis.

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Calculate net #carbs by subtracting #fiber from total carbs.

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Make sure to get your #carbs from #vegetables (10-15g), #nuts and #seeds (5-10g), and #fruits (5-10g).

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Below 50g of #net #carbs each day is sufficient for most people to stay in #ketosis

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Your #brain burns #ketone bodies to avoid draining the protein stores in your #muscles and instead uses energy from your #fat stores.

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When your #diet is depleted of #carbs, your #glycogen levels drop and you enter #ketosis