We have been hearing about the Keto Diet for some time now. Groceries and restaurants are even offering Keto-friendly products. We even know a friend or probably a neighbor in Valenza Mansions in Laguna who swears by this diet and showcases his or her successful weight-loss story. Keto diet is really the trend in the health and fitness community. A lot of people from influencers to the country’s top celebrities are doing the Keto dietary scheme in order to maintain or achieve their desired body.
Health really is really important nowadays. With the COVID 19 pandemic still a threat for infection specially with the new Omicron variant, looking after your personal health as well as your family’s health is a top priority. Maintaining a healthy body as well as a sound mind should be the main goal for every person in the world right now.
What exactly is a Keto Diet? How does it help lose weight?
A Ketogenic Diet (keto for short) is a low-carb, high-fat diet. This diet entails a drastic reduction of carbohydrates intake and replacing it with fats. As such, this induces the body to enter a metabolic state known as ketosis.
Ketosis is when the body uses the stored fat as the energy source instead of sugar. Normally, the body uses sugar as the main source of energy. With the absence of carbohydrates which is the source of sugar, the body resorts to breaking down the fats.
Why is the Ketogenic Diet Popular?
The Keto Diet has been endorsed by a lot of celebrities and has been boosted well on social media. A diet that boasts of losing weight by eating more bacon instead of less makes it highly attractive. Specially if you are a person who likes bacon but cant imagine a morning in your Crown Asia home without these tasty breakfast treat.
On top of that, results are really fast. A body can enter the state of ketosis in as short as two days of carb restriction. Therefore, significant weight-loss may be experienced as early as one week into the diet.
The promise of weight loss in one week by eating more bacon is too hard to pass for most people. Specially when everyone knows that bacon and other carb substitutes are a hard pass for most dietary routines.
What’s Allowed And What’s not in a Ketogenic diet?
The Ketogenic diet requires a high intake of fat to as much as eighty percent (80%); while allowing a very low intake of carbohydrates to only about 5% or less.
Foods that are NOT allowed in a Ketogenic diet are as follows:
- Any grains such as rice, pasta, bread, beer, crackers, chips. Even the high fiber whole wheat pasta, red rice, and most gluten-free bread are not allowed.
- Starchy Vegetables such as potatoes, corn, sweet potatoes, and beets. These veggies are high in carbs as well.
- High sugared fruits such as mangoes, bananas, apples, oranges, pineapples, grapes, etc, as well as fruit juices. While it is surprising that fruits appear on the not-to-eat list on Keto Diet, remember that fruits are high in sugar and carbs.
- Dairy including yogurt, cottage cheese, and condensed milk. While dairy may be a high source of protein, it still contains carbs and therefore should be avoided.
- Legumes like peas and beans. While these are high in protein and other nutrients, they are also high in carbs.
- Honey and any kind of sugar including sugary drinks. All kinds of sugar must be avoided. There may be foods with “hidden” sugar such as sodas, processed foods, cocktails, sports drinks, salad dressings, etc. Be sure to always check the label to avoid these hidden traps for sugar.
On the other hand, these foods are recommended in Keto Diet:
- Meat and Poultry. The fun part of keto is that high volumes of meat are allowed. Lechon, liempo, bacon, and steak are all suitable for intake.
- Cheese. While dairy is not allowed, cheese is high in fat with zero carbohydrates.
- Berries and Avocado. Berries and Avocadoes are some of the few fruits that are allowed because it is very low in sugar.
- Veggies. Most of the vegetables not mentioned above are allowed in Keto diet because it is low in carbs.
Should I jump into the Keto Diet?
Its really a matter of weighing the pros and cons. Getting fit and healthy is something that should be done by everyone specially nowadays that health is the number one priority. But sometimes getting fit should be practiced in conjunction to a proper medical advice, your body’s capacity, your time, your environment and a lot of other external and internal factors. If you are a person who thinks that the Keto diet is suitable for yourself then go and start your journey to fitness, but if not then try finding our other ways and means to get healthy. There are a lot of other diet types you can do, just make sure that everything is aligned before starting and take into consideration medical and professional advices to reach the best or desired shape of your body and fitness you want.
While Keto Diet proves to be beneficial to patients with epilepsy, and some other diseases, it is advised to practice caution before jumping into it. It is a change of eating routine and what food you intake so you should really think about it before engaging in a Keto diet scheme. Just like any other diet, it still depends on a person’s general health and well-being. Be sure to consult a nutritionist or a professional before adopting any diet scheme. Enjoy a Happy and Healthy Living in your Crown Asia residential home in Sta. Rosa, Laguna!
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