Is the Keto diet good for you and sustainable?

Dr. Jen Ashton answers viewers’ health questions.

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[juliesaadwellness]

Keto changed my life. I lost exactly 50 pounds in just over three months. My ADHD symptoms are 95% gone and my PMDD is completely gone. I love it.

[bumassnoob]

61lbs in two months for me, sleep apnea is gone, clothes fit loose, pre diabetes is going away. The keto diet does work. 89 more lbs to go and I'll be 200. I wonder how I'll be in April, this is exciting

[michaelbiamonte]

DR.Eric berg has over 11 million followers and dozens of videos on keto and yet is being censored by you tube because he has the greatest knowledge of keto!

[keithfowler]

I've been doing keto for 16 weeks and I've lost 68 pounds so for I've got 45 more to go. Keto is the best deit I've been on. It's not a starvation diet. I eat till I'm not hungry anymore. I don't over eat like I use to but I do not snack. My brother has been on keto for 7 months he lost 80 pounds but he does snake quite often. I also do the intermittent fasting also.

[stephanienewton]

I used to be a pharma sales rep peddling a statin. If you really read the studies that got these drugs approved you will see the heart attack risk reduction numbers they claim are very toyed with. They can do all sorts of things with “statistics”. I had a colleague call out the study in a meeting for not representing the actual data and she was called out of the meeting and was told is she ever brought that up again she would be fired. Also one of my competitor drugs actually had a study that showed higher heart attack in the treatment group . This was in the 90s so I’ve known the truth about this long before going keto and yes my LDL is sometimes slightly elevated. I don’t lose sleep over it. Go to pubmed and read the research yourself before starting any drug.

[Imma-Super-Vegeta]

The keto diet made me lose 200 pounds in 1 year although my cholesterol had gotten higher also within the year so I agree with the lady on that one. Besides that it’s the safest diet on the planet.

[whatyoucookingwillis]

"Give me a Double Whooper combo king size please." Sitting in the parking lot eating it. You finish it, you leave, you see a Taco Bell. "I will have a grilled stuffed burrito, a 7-layer burrito and a churro". You sit in the parking lot and eat it. You leave. Oh, the car needs gas, you pull into a station and while filling up you decide you will go in and get a drink, you come out with a hotdog. You eat it. This is all within an hour. After all this you still feel hungry! This was me. Sadly, to say it just was not a "once in a while" occurrence. It was on a regular basis. Till one day I stepped on the scale and the number broke me down. That day it really hit me, 5 feet 5 inches tall and 344lbs!! I was dying. No if ands or buts, I WAS DYING!! Or should I say, “I WAS KILLING MYSELF”!!! Do not get me wrong, I was not in denial about being overweight, Fat, Obese, Morbidly Obese, whatever term you want to give it I knew that is what I was. The biggest problem was, I had “Accepted” that, this is who I was. Self-acceptance, the gateway to bliss and utter happiness. Well that day I finally myself. I “Accepted” that I was Morbidly obese and dying. I accepted that I was causing my wonderful wife so much stress and worry that she would be left without a husband. I accepted that accepting myself as I was, was unacceptable!! So next day I started a diet, 16 months later I was 128lbs lighter and healthy, wealth and wise! SO EASY!!! NOT!! But a big understanding for folks who do not understand the compulsion to eat and the power it has have this train of thought. That all you need to do is stop eating so much exercise and all is good. Sounds easy but not so. This eating compulsion I have is the same as the compulsion a Drug/alcohol addict has. And to fight it, I had to find the cause, why did I have it? And that was the first step. It took a while to figure it out. It was last thing I would expect. FEAR. When I felt hunger, I got scared. Let me explain. I grew up very poor, homeless and went hungry a lot. Not just missing a meal here and there but I am talking about days at a time. And when I had access to food I ate, and ate, and ate afraid of when the next meal would be. And that fear followed me through life. How did I figure it out? I fasted for 24 hours, and “analyzed” what was going on. Did I feel hungry? Yes. Was I physically affected? Yes. SO, what was going on? I knew it did not take $50 worth of fast food at a time to stop me from being hungry, so what? Then my wife asked me an epiphany of a question. “Why are you scared?” Huh? What? From her perspective I was acting like I was afraid of something. I realized I was feeling the old childhood fear of not knowing when I would eat again. I had gotten so used to acting on it, it became a subconscious behavior. So, with this new insight, I started looking for “Diets”. I tried Weight watchers, lost some weight but constantly hungry, weight came back. Tried Atkins, lost weight but caused me issues with digestion and kidneys. Weight came back. Went to nutritionist. Sat down at desk with them and first thing they did was open google and search for low Cal/fat diet and exercise plan. Really? Paying someone to Google for me. Finally I realized that in all things I go to God but for some reason I never went to him with it, well once in a while it would come up in prayer but not really giving it to him. I finally did. I gave it to him. Then started looking for some info on how the body uses/stores fat I found a video of a body builder who used Keto to cut. SO, I figured what the hay! Came up with a simple week’s menu with the correct ratios and went for it. Lost 15lbs first 3 weeks. I would like to say it was a downhill road from there, but it was not. But I researched more and more, adjusted it to me, added Intermittent and EXtended fasting Lost another 50lbs in the following 6 months. Then stalled. For months. 3 in fact. Same diet, same food, same exercise. Started having digestion issues. Did more research. That is when I found a video of a Doctor talking talking about veggies. So, figured what the Hay, give it a week, worse that could happen is I gain a few lbs. Added way more dark greens and occasional berries and stall broke. In the following 7 months I dropped another 68lbs. So in just under 16 months I dropped 133lbs. Was it easy? NO!! Am I finished? Nope got 35lbs to go. But the sacrifices made do not come close to the gains. I am better able to serve the LORD in his Church. I am finally able to be a better Husband and serve my wife as the LORD commands, I even started a YouTube channel sharing some of my favorite recipes. The journey has just begun but, the elevation is starting to level out. I know the LORD has plans for me and this part is done. Now I am up to the physical aspects of it and ready to take the rest whatever it may be head on.

[trixieknits]

Been keto for six years. All labs are better! Weight down. Better energy. No joint pain. I’m 59!

[Michael-]

A 'well formed ketogenic diet' as prescribed by Jeff Volek and Steve Phinny gives you everything you need. It's when people think they can eat junk, just low carb junk, that it's a problem.

[chio]

I started the KETO because my doctor pointed out that I have high blood pressure. I have only been on KETO for 2 days, but the dizziness after eating is gone. My morning headache is gone. I don't get hungry. It's great!

[TheRomanticDarkness]

Excellent answer. Not what I expected.

[Appleblade]

Kudos to GMA for the first actually science based answer on the Keto question. The good doctor fumbled on the "bad cholesterol" point, but as statins are the most lucrative drug in history, its going to take time for people to realize there's no science against high LDL... even though the Sydney study and the Minnesota Heart Experiment study showed it isn't the bogey man its made out to be.

[OldKetoLady]

Very effective . Improves health . Not just weight lose .

[henrywal]

This was so good to watch with TJ and the Robach thing. They gave great TV shows

[maybewise]

Everybody's different. So keto is sustainable for some people, but not for everyone. I hear from people who say that even after "quitting" keto they go back to it, just to reset after they find themselves slipping back into carb addiction.

[justincoleman]

So they did clarify on this, but I do feel that it's essential that people understand the term. A pescatarian diet is when you only allow fish into the diet, but no other meats. The reason why they only choose fish (and I'm thinking its only certain fish) is because certain fish are way better for your overall health than say beef, steak or even porkchops. The only downside to this is the fact that fish in general is going to be more expensive and that's why only certain people will go this direction since their budget works within this diet range.

[aninnenna]

What about someone who has weight loss already
Is keto exercise good for me?

[malidawgz]

most keto diets allow vegetables, especially higher fiber diets. This woman talks about eating grains. Grains should be avoided for countless reasons.. Keto or not.

[rubiccube]

Keto matches in with the diet of our ancestors so naturally we benefit from it. Been doing it with big improvements in health 14 years.

[petercorzo]

I agree with her 100% about dealing with keto not just loose weight. Each nutritions could change for better to us not just for me.