Ketogenic Diet or Low-Carbohydrate Diet?

Ketogenic diet

Keto diet consists of high fats, moderate protein and very low carbohydrates (55-60% fat, 30-35% protein, 5-10% carbohydrate)[2]. To achieve such a lo...

Keto diet consists of high fats, moderate protein and very low carbohydrates (55-60% fat, 30-35% protein, 5-10% carbohydrate)[2]. To achieve such a low carbohydrate intake, keto dieters usually consume no breads, grains or cereals. Even fruits and vegetables are to be restricted because they too contain carbohydrates[3]. It places our body in a false fasting state, in which the body is deprived of the primary energy source (i.e. carbohydrate), leading to metabolic changes to avoid new fat storage and to increase breakdown of body fat[

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Low-carbohydrate diet

Low-carbohydrate diets restrict carbohydrate consumption relative to the average diet. Foods high in carbohydrates (e.g., sugar, bread, pasta) are lim...

Low-carbohydrate diets restrict carbohydrate consumption relative to the average diet. Foods high in carbohydrates (e.g., sugar, bread, pasta) are limited, and replaced with foods containing a higher percentage of fat and protein (e.g., meat, poultry, fish, shellfish, eggs, cheese, nuts, and seeds), as well as low carbohydrate foods (e.g. spinach, kale, chard, collards, and other fibrous vegetables). There is a lack of standardization of how much carbohydrate low-carbohydrate diets must have, and this has complicated research. One definition, from the American Academy of Family Physicians, specifies low-carbohydrate diets as having less than 20% carbohydrate content.There is no good evidence that low-carbohydrate dieting confers any particular health benefits apart from weight loss, where low-carbohydrate diets achieve outcomes similar to other diets, as weight loss is mainly determined by calorie restriction and adherence.An extreme form of low-carbohydrate diet – the ketogenic diet – was first established as a medical diet for treating epilepsy. Through celebrity endorsement it has become a popular weight-loss fad diet, but there is no evidence of any distinctive benefit for this purpose, and it carries a risk of adverse effects. The British Dietetic Association named it one of the "top 5 worst celeb diets to avoid in 2018".

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