What is Ketogenic diet and how to follow? Easy guide for beginners

 A keto or ketogenic diet is a low-carb, moderate protein, higher-fat diet that helps you burn fat more effectively. Most followed choice for those who wish to lose weight without much body exercise.

 Ketogenic diet reduces body fat without feeling of hunger, improves health and performance and helps in many diseases like Diabetes Mellitus, Epilepsy in children, etc.

What is a Keto Diet?

The ketogenic diet is a very low-carb, high-fat diet. It is similar to low- carbon diet in many ways.

On a Keto diet, you eat less of carbs, may maintain moderate protein consumption and may increase fat intake. This puts body into a metabolic state called Ketosis, in which at decreased carbs, body starts consuming fat in your body as fuel, and so burns fat efficiently. 

Who should not follow Keto diet?

Pyruvate carboxylase deficiency

Porphyria

Other genetic disorder of fat metabolism

 Persons with a disorder of fatty acid oxidation are unable to metabolise fatty acids, which replace carbohydrates as the major energy source on the diet. On the ketogenic diet, their bodies would consume their own protein stores for fuel, leading to ketoacidosis, and eventually coma and death.

What to eat on Keto diet?

1. Natural fat (0 carbs)- Butter, Olive oils, etc.
2. Meats 
3. Fish and Sea Food
4. Eggs
5. Cheese
6. Green leafy vegetables
7. Drink more water
8. Green tea, Green Coffee

What not to eat on Keto diet?

1. Juice/ Soda

2. Bread

3. Beer

4. Fruits

5. Chocolate bar, Candy, Donuts

6. Rice, Potatoes, Pasta