Wellness: Fact or Fiction

Keto Diet: Does Ketosis actually burn more fat and increase mental clarity?


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'Keto' was the MOST googled diet of 2018, and the legacy seemingly still lives on. Hundreds of recipe books, guides and even online courses are still springing up. With plenty of exciting new research taking place in this field, we uncover the latest findings and science behind this low-carb approach to dieting that was originally intended to reduce seizures in epileptic people. In this ep you will learn:
•If the ketogenic diet really just Atkins 2.0
•the basic mechanisms of how keto works
•Whether a keto approach is actually a useful tool for burning fat
•How ketogenic diets impact mental clarity
•What gluconeogenesis is.
•Whether ketogenic diets can negatively impact your cholesterol
•What the 'keto flu' is and how to avoid it, naturally
•The types and amounts of carbohydrates to eat on the keto diet
•How to maintain muscle mass on a ketogenic diet.
•The preferred testing method to determine if your body is actually in ketosis.
The sciencey-stuff we stole:
Carr AJ, et al. Chronic ketogenic low carbohydrate high fat diet has minimal effects on acid-base status in elite athletes. Nutrients. 2018;10(2):236.
Lydia A. Bazzano, Tian Hu, Kristi Reynolds, et al. Effects of Low-Carbohydrate and Low-Fat Diets: A Randomized Trial. Ann Intern Med.2014;161:309-318.https://www.acpjournals.org/doi/10.7326/M14-0180?articleid=1900694&
Ma S, et al. An 8-week ketogenic diet alternated interleukin-6, ketolytic and lipolytic gene expression, and enhanced exercise capacity in mice. Nutrients. 2018;10(11):1696.
Mansoor, N., Vinknes, K. J., Veierød, M. B., & Retterstøl, K. (2016). Effects of low-carbohydrate diets v. low-fat diets on body weight and cardiovascular risk factors: a meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials. The British journal of nutrition, 115(3), 466-479.
Shai, I., Schwarzfuchs, D., Henkin, Y., Shahar, D., Witkow, S., & Greenberg, I. et al. (2008). Weight Loss with a Low-Carbohydrate, Mediterranean, or Low-Fat Diet. New England Journal Of Medicine, 359(3), 229-241. doi: 10.1056/nejmoa0708681
Clinical Trial for Keto Covid Diet (currently recruiting) : Eucaloric Ketogenic Diet in COVID-19 Cytokine Storm Syndrome
https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT04492228?cond=ketogenic&draw=2&rank=6
https://www.fxmedicine.com.au/content/ketones-fourth-macronutrient-dr-dominic-dagostino
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Wellness: Fact or FictionBy Sally O'Neil and Shauna Ryan