Is Keto Diet Safe for Kids?

Some parents have been putting their kids on the popular keto diet.

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[andrewburnett]

These doctors got their certificates out of a cereal box... literally.

[dsmgrl]

Any doctor that says, "our brains need sugar" loses ALL respect in my book.

[gleeful]

So, let’s not forget the very healthy kids who are epileptic and are on a keto diet for life! Those kids have grown up and are still healthy! Go figure!

[truly]

I’m tired of these younger doctors that don’t do their research they just go by protocol!! She says we need sugar? Really? Get a clue just because someone is on Keto doesn’t mean their eating bacon and sausage 😂
Keto is the best cure ever it’s putting doctor’s out of business!!!!

[kandikane]

I’ve gotten rid of all the junk in my house. My stance is, if kids were fine before the SAD diet was popularized, they’ll be fine now. I know 2 children on keto to help with seizures....they’re alive, healthy, and have been seizure-free for a while. My 16 year old has lost 20 lbs and has reversed hypertension. I’ll take keto 💕💕

[blessedlilyacres]

I started Keto and even thou I’m not making my kids do it they just naturally end up doing it with me. They are actually gaining weight while I’m loosing. I do the interment to fasting where I only eat between 10am-6pm, so we wake up around 7-8 and they eat breakfast (usually cereal or something they can make themselves)while I do my morning exercises, when they are done with breakfast they normally join me, at 10 I make my breakfast, I make enough for everyone, and they will eat again with me, I make our lunch which is normally some sort of meat and veggies, we eat whole fruit as a snack (strawberries, blueberries, cherries, etc.) they have yogurt always in the fridge that they can eat as a snack, then I make a healthy Keto dinner for everyone. I’m a busy parent I don’t have the time to make 2 separate lunches and 2 separate dinners so my kids just eat whatever I make and can snack and around when they are hungry. All my kids are making their weight milestones and exceeding their developmental milestones.

[DarkSithBarbie]

"Almond butter on whole wheat is an amazing snack for children and adults!"

Unless you have...
- type 1 diabetes
- type 2 diabetes
- prediabetic
- celiac disease
- metabolic syndrome
- autism
- hypoglycemia

...or any of the other growing prediagnosed conditions which are growing rapidly in childhood from the SAD diet.

[brianjetton]

Reading the comments, it's funny how many "regular people" know more about nutrition than these doctors.

[astralyra]

My two boys are on healthy keto and they’re loving it. These are conventional doctors and of course they would think so. The brain prefer ketones instead of glucose. Lol. Our brain is made mostly of fats. Ketones are a cleaner fuel than glucose. Why not teach our kids to put the right food in the body to prevent diseases. You wonder why we have high epidemic of obesity in the United States. Healthy keto is not just bacon. These doctors need to really educate themselves more.

[liliachan]

Who’s got to lose if everyone goes on Keto? Bye bye junk food industry.

[sundayrunday]

Trav is becoming a flabby old man. He should try keto.

[mommyofone]

Yes it works so good with kids who have seizures

[smefour]

She really doesn't understand the science behind keto.. disappointing

[jasonnavarro]

Keto has been shown to be unhealthy in numerous studies, especially without doctor supervision. The Agoge diet was the only diet that helped me get rid of that stubborn fat without punishing my body.

[ramikla_]

Gloconeogenesis!

You will make fuel from fat and protein
There is no essential carbohydrate!

[MarmaladeINFP]

The nutritionist Mary Ruddick has studied health populations around the world. One group she has spent time with is the Hadza, and she has visited them in different seasons to see what they eat.

Their diet is very low-carb, with only a short 2-3 months when fruit and honey is available, and even then they don't eat much of it. When she tested them, they are regularly in low level ketosis. So, their diet is low enough in carbs to be ketogenic.

And it's the diet that Hadza children are raised on. What are the results? As with the adults, the children are extremely healthy. What is up with all the fear-mongering about the keto diet from conventional health experts?

[humanperson]

You know the brain can run on ketones right

[cginternationalconsulting]

the logic of these "DOCTORS" is mindblowing..."Kids need 60% of their diet from carbs, the brain needs sugars"..." but I do agree we need to eliminate the amount of carbs we eat" Then what do we feed them? Ridiculous

[kennethmitchell]

Foots I ate on keto. Broccoli, kale, spinach, Brussels sprouts, zucchini and yellow squash, cauliflower. Eat these along with fruits like blueberries and avacados. It’s not all about bacon and eggs

[erinburton]

People on keto eat fiber. Low carb vegetables. As far your body needing sugar your body makes glucose. AKA sugar. If they are eating enough protein you don't need to consume the carbs.