Ketogenic Diet: Is High Fat, Low-Carb Diet Good For Health?

Ketogenic diet is a high-fat low-carb diet, which scores of people are adopting to achieve quick weight loss, and has been in the talks from quite some time. The diet focuses on having high amounts of healthy, high-quality fats and lean proteins, to shift the body metabolism to burning fat, instead of carbohydrates for fuel. But is it really healthy for us? Does it really help in losing weight? Clinical Nutritionist Dr Rupali Datta answers all our Keto-related questions.

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[ryker_bee]

For me it's a ketogenic 'lifestyle' and not a 'diet'. I've lost 113 lbs, my A1C is normal, my blood pressure is great and I feel fantastic. For my health, it has been nothing short of an amazing journey.

[jashanawal]

Saturated fats are not bad, this bad rep is what the sugar industry created to camouflage the negatives of sugar...

[TP-xoct]

I had pcod and then I tried keto .. never felt better.. better skin, focus, energy and general happiness!!

[kwban]

Green veggies are NOT out of a keto diet by any means. I count fiber as zero carbs.

[Outofmycastle]

you need to update your knowledge. I'm a dietitian, I thought the same, but the research is strong on the benefits of the keto lifestyle.

[superggernandez]

Been on keto for a year and have lost 90lbs. I’m healthy ASF.

[Andrei-Tamas]

This person is not educated in basic metabolism principles. She does not know that saturated fats are burned by the body when insulin is low enough like it is on a Ketogenic diet when carbohydrate intake per day is 20 grams or less.


It is simple and fundamental principle that we're talking about here. When in a Ketogenic state, the body burns those mentionned "bad fats" which by the way are not bad. They are actually healthy but have been demonized when fats and the accompanying cholesterol were incorrectly picked as the cause of health issues.

[laramohammed]

I struggled with the keto diet too much, I just felt exhausted. We are supposed to enjoy the food we eat and with the keto diet that's close to impossible. That's why I tried the Agoge diet and it works great.

[DreamsOfLegend]

She's wrong. The American Diabetes Association even recommends it for diabetes treatment and Virta health (search them on YouTube) is a clinical model that uses it to get amazing results.

This lady is 30 years behind the curve

[ifadat]

Completely misleading advise. You are outdated or biased. You really need to update your knowledge with the latest research on nutrition. Keto ‘diet’ is not a diet it is a ‘lifestyle’ and weight-loss is only one of the myriad benefits of it. This is the only science and evidence based diet. It improves your overall health including cardiovascular health, brain health, reverse diabetes, metabolic health and autoimmune decease among others. The list goes on and on. And saturated fats are actually the healthiest fats and polyunsaturated are the worst. Saturated fats have beef demonized and taken blame for smoking. So instead of misguiding people and your patients you should go research and try keto yourself for 2-6 months before making an opinion.
Anybody watching this video please educate yourself before making up your mind. I have been on keto for one year and never felt better. So go learn.

[tinkerwoodpecker]

You sound pleasant. Thanks for the information.

[musicstudy]

Saturated fats are good...

Refined unsaturated and saturated fats, so called heart healthy oils are bad for health.

[LifeofNeha]

Does Keto diet for 3 times harm the body?

[parisasun]

I heard to eat lots of veggies in keto, , ?

[FArdin.Tv]

If you want to lose fat, I suggest the Agoge diet. I lost lots of fat and felt great all the way.

[steventurner]

I would not go to this nutritionist for advice on nutition as she is so out of touch with the latest information

[javedwafa]

Keto is not worth it imho. It is risky and tough to adhere to. I recommend the *Agoge diet* because it's personalized and diverse and most importantly worked great for me.

[craigpenfold]

Thought a nutritionalist would know a little more about keto lifestyle and the body

[paulrose]

You don’t know anything about saturated fats...

[TheMrc]

Can be healthy if you eat avocado, walnuts, nuts.... I as a dancers, i suffer without carbs... But i manage...