The Downside to Adopting A Keto-diet
BY UCHEOMA UMEHA Lagos The ketogenic diet has actually been used as an epilepsy treatment since the 1920s, despite the fact that it may appear to be new and modern. These days, it's promoted as a treatment for everything from type 2 diabetes to infertility, as well as for helping people lose those difficult extra pounds. According to a review published in August 2013 in the European Journal of Clinical Nutrition, the ketogenic diet typically calls for increasing protein and fat intake while reducing carbohydrate intake to less than 50 grams per day. On a ketogenic diet, you will typically consume 70 to 80 percent fat, 20 to 25 percent protein, and 5 to 10 percent carbohydrates. The relationship between ketogenic diet and muscle loss are still being studied, according to San Francisco-based dietitian Edwina Clark, RD. Even when they continue their resistance training, people on the ketogenic diet may still lose muscle. This may be due to the fact that, following exercise, pr