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TableofContents
Introduction...................................................................................5
KetoExplained................................................................................6
How(andwhy)ThisWorks.............................................................9
TheTopBenefitsofaKetoDiet....................................................12
KetoandRapidWeightLoss.........................................................16
Ketoisn’tforEveryone(isitforyou?)..........................................19
Foods:ReferenceList...................................................................22
ThingsYouNeedtoKnow............................................................25
TopTips&Strategies....................................................................28
FinalWords..................................................................................30
Resources.....................................................................................33
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Introduction
You’veprobablyheardabouttheketodiet,evenifyoumaynot
knowexactlywhatitentails.
It’sanultra-lowcarb,high-fatdietthathasshownpromisein
managingType2diabeticsandinweightloss.
Butwhat’sallthefussabout?Isitreallysafe?Aretherelong-term
effects,andcanitreallyhelpyouloseweightandkeepitoff?
We’llexploretheketodietinthisspecialreportsoyoucanLet’s
decideforyourselfwhetherthislifestylechangeisrightforyouor
not.
Let’sbegin!
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KetoExplainedThefullnameistheKetogenicDiet,becauseitforcesyourbody
intoaketogenicstate.
Theketogenicdietisahigh-fat,low-carbdietoriginallyinvented
backinthe1920sasatreatmentforchildhoodepilepsy.
Ifyougoonaketogenicdiet,you’llbegettingaround80%ofyour
caloriesfromfat,whichthebodyburnsasfuelwhenitcan’tget
carbs.
You’llalsobedroppingyourcarbintaketoabout5%oftotaldaily
caloriesandgettingtherestofthe15-20%fromproteins.
Thisisafairlydrasticdeparturefromwhatwealllearnedinschool
asahealthy,well-balanceddietwhichtypicallyconsistsof:20-
35%protein,45-65%carbs,andonly10-35%fat.
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Whileyoufollowaketodiet,yourbodywillbecomeverygoodat
burningfat,whichofcourse,isexactlywhatyouwantwhen
you’retryingtoloseweight.
Italsohelpsturnyourownfatintoketonesinyourliver,which
yourbraincanuseforenergy.Thisdietisknowntodrastically
lowerbloodsugarandinsulinlevels,whichiswherethediabetic
benefitscomein.
Therearetwobasictypesofketodiet:standardandhighprotein.
Thestandarddietistheonediscussedabove,witharound70-80%
fat,around20%protein,andonly5-10%carbs.
Thehighproteinketodiet,justasitsounds,tweaksthe
proportionstoaddmoreproteins.
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Youdropthefattoaround60%andincreasetheprotein
percentageto35%.
Bodybuildersandathletesoftenneedmorecarbsforfastenergy,
sosometimesthey’lltweak,andplaywiththatcarbpercentage.
Someofthemwillalsofollowwhattheycallacyclicalketodiet,
whichfollowsthestandarddietforacertainnumberofdays,
followedbyacoupleofhigher-carbdays.It’softenalsocalled
“carbcycling”.
Otherswilljustincreasethenumberofcarbstheyconsumeright
beforeaworkout(atargetedketodiet).
Thestandardandhigh-proteindietshavebeenstudiedfarmore
extensivelythanthecyclicalortargeteddiets,sointhisspecial
report,we’llbemostlytalkingaboutthestandarddiet.
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How(andwhy)ThisWorks
Inordertobetterunderstandhowaketodietworks,let’stakea
lookatyourdigestivesystemandhowitrespondstofewercarbs.
Whenyoueatcarbs,foundinanythingfromthefruitand
vegetablefamilies(andthatincludesproductsmadefromgrains,
likepasta,breads,andcrackers),yourdigestivesystembreaks
themdownintoglucose.
Glucoseisusedtoprovideenergyforthebody,andthedigestive
systemisn’tparticularlypickyaboutwheretheglucosecomes
from.
It’lldigestahealthysaladinthesamewayasitwouldacandybar,
soit’suptoyoutodecidewhattofeedit.
Thisglucoseisstoredinacoupleofwaysinyourbody:as
glycogenintheliverandmuscletissue,andasadiposeorfat.
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Whenyourbodycan’tgetsufficientcarbstoturnintoglucose,it
willstarttoburnfatinstead.
Thismetabolicstateiscalledketosisbecauseoneoftheby-
productsofthisfat-burningistheproductionofketones,which
canalsobeusedforenergy.
Ifyouwanttobesuper-scientific,youcangetbreathandurine
teststhatwillshowthepresenceoftheseketonesandprovethat
you’redoingthedietcorrectly.
Mostpeoplejustfollowalongandtrustthatit’sworking.Youcan
alsotellyourbodyisproducingketonesbythefollowingside-
effectsoftheprocess:increasedthirstordrymouth,increased
urination,andadecreasedappetite.
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Themosteffectivewaytogetyourbodyintoketosisistofollowa
ketogenic(keto)dietwhereyouseverelylimityourcarbintake
(rememberthat5%).
That’saround20-50gramsaday.Therestofthetimeyoufillup
onfatsandproteinslikemeat,fish,eggs,nuts,andhealthyoils
(likecoconutoravocado).
It’sjustasimportanttolimityourproteinintake,though,because
ifyoueattoomuchprotein,yourbodywillsneakilystartturning
someofitintoglucose,whichitlikesbetterthanfat.
Youcanalsoenterketosisbyintermittentfasting,suchaslimiting
yourmealstoaneight-hourperiodduringthedayandfastingthe
remainingsixteenhours.
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TheTopBenefitsofaKetoDiet
Aswepreviouslymentioned,theketodietwasoriginallycreated
tohelpwithchildhoodepilepsy.It’sstillusedtoday,andchildren
canactuallyhave30to40%fewerseizuresbyrigorouslyfollowing
thediet.
Inadditiontothisdisorder,theketodiethasbeenstudiedin
severalotherconditions.
Somestudieshaveshownanincreaseincognitivefunctionwhen
Alzheimer’spatientsfollowaketogenicdiet.
Thisisthoughttohavesomethingtodowithgivingthebrainnew
fuel(ketones)and,inturn,improvingmitochondrialfunction.
Morestudyisneededtobecertain,butitdoeslookpromising.
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ResearchfundedbytheMichaelJ.FoxFoundationhasstudiedthe
effectsofaketodietonParkinson’sDisease.
Oneofthekeyfeaturesofthisdiseaseistheaccumulationofa
proteincalledalpha-synuclein.
Theketodietmaystimulatebreakdownofthisproteinandreduce
theamountofaccumulationinthebrain,butagain,more
evidenceisneededtobesure.
Inasmallstudyin2016,multiplesclerosispatientswereputona
ketogenicdietforsixmonths.Theyreportedimprovedqualityof
life,mentalhealthimprovements,andphysicalimprovements.
Becausethestudywassosmall,doctorsneedlargersamplesizes
andmorethoroughresearchbeforetheycandeclareadefinite
connectionbetweenthedietandimprovementsinMS,butit
lookspromising.
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Sincetheketodietisaboutaslow-carbasyoucanget,it’sbeen
studiedagooddealwithType2diabeticpatients(Type1are
thosewhoproducenoinsulinandrequireregularinjectionsofit).
Whilethestudieshavebeenmostlysmall,theydoseemtoshow
thatasuper-low-carbdiet(liketheketogenicdiet)mightreduce
A1C(ameasureofhowmuchglucoseisinthebloodstream)and
improveinsulinsensitivityinthecellsbyasmuchas75%.
A2017reviewactuallyfoundthataketodietwasconnectedto
betterglucosecontrolandareductioninmedicationuse—
however,theynotedthatitwasn’tclearifthiswassolelythe
resultofthediet,orifsimpleweightlosswasinvolved.
You’dthinkahigh-fatdietwouldcreatehavocwiththe
cardiovascularsystem,butstudieshaveactuallyshownthata
ketodietmighthelplowertriglycerides,HDL,andLDLlevels.
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Sincehighcholesterollevelsareassociatedwithheartdisease,
thisisgoodnews.A2017reviewofinformationshowedthata
ketogenicdietcouldbeassociatedwithlowercardiovascular
healthrisks.
However,therearenolong-termstudiesandreviewersnoted
thatthedietmaybedifficulttomaintainforlongperiodsoftime.
Weneedsomegoodstudiesshowingwhethermaintainingaketo
dietactuallyreducescholesteroloveralongperiodoftime.
Andfinally,earlyresearchsuggeststhataketogenicdietmight
evenhaveanti-tumoreffects.Thiswouldbeduetothelower
overallcalorieintakeandlowercirculatingglucoselevels(which
wouldhelptumorstogrowrapidly).
Ina2014reviewofanimalstudies,aketodietwasshowntohelp
reducetumorgrowthandcancerinthecolon,stomach,andbrain.
Humanresearchisneeded,though,withlargersamplesizes,but
theinitialresultsseemheartening.
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KetoandRapidWeightLossWeightlossisoneofthereasonstheketodiethasbecomeso
popular.Withketo,youcandropasignificantnumberofpounds
inashorttimewhilefollowingthisdiet.
Butisthistoogoodtobetrue?
Anumberofstudieshaveshownthatalow-carbdietisbetterfor
losingweightthanalow-fatone.
Buttheproblemis,arelow-carbdietssustainableoverthelong
term?
Onemeta-analysisshowedthatthelow-carbdietersdidlose
moreweightinthefirstyearthanthelow-fatdieters,butafter
thatyear,weightlossseemedtoevenoutinbothgroups.
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Sowhileit’sabigdifferenceinthebeginning,itmightnotkeep
givingyousuchsignificantnumbersintheend.
Let’slookatsomeofthewaysitcanworkforyou,though,soyou
candecideforyourself.
CalorieRestriction:cuttingcarbssignificantlyreducesthetotal
numberofcaloriesyou’reeatingeveryday,andthatisprovento
resultinweightloss.Manydiets,infact,dependoncalorie
countingtosucceed.
WaterLoss:theketodietalsoworksbyreducingtheamountof
glycogeninyourbody.Glycogen,remember,isonewayyour
bodystoresglucose,andit’sboundupwithwaterinthisform.
Soifyoubreakdowntheglycogen,waterisreleasedand
excreted.Thismeansyouloseagooddealof“waterweight”ina
shortperiodoftime.
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AppetiteControl:fatandproteinsatiateyousoyoudon’tfeelas
hungryallthetime.Inaddition,theketodietmayalsohelp
suppressthehungerhormone(ghrelin),whichisgoodnewsfor
mostdieters.
Astudyof34olderadultswhofollowedaketogenicdietforeight
weeksshowedtheylostnearlyfivetimesasmuchweightas
dieterswhofollowedalow-fatdiet.
Areviewof13differentstudiesfoundthatfollowingaketodiet
resultedinanaveragelossoftwopoundsmorethanfollowinga
low-fatdietdid.
Youcansee,though,thatthesearenotlargestudynumbers,so
moreresearchisprobablyneeded,especiallyonthelong-term
effectsoffollowingastrictdietliketheketogenic.
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Ketoisn’tforEveryone(isitforyou?)
Thetruthis,theketogenicdietisn’tforeveryone.Wealready
mentionedathletesandbodybuilders,whodorequirecarbsfor
quickenergywhileworkingout.
Carbsreleaseinsulin,whichdrivesproteinintoyourmuscles
fasterforbodybuildingandpeakperformance.Glucosealsobuilds
upyourglycogenstoresforlongertrainingsessionsorrunsand
hikes.
So,ifyou’readedicatedathleteorbodybuilder,youmightfind
thisdietjustdoesn’tworkforyou.
Anotherdownsideisthat,whenyoustartaketogenicdiet,your
bodyisn’tusedtousingketonesforenergy.
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Whenyoumakethatswitch,youcomedownwithatemporary
conditioncalled“ketoflu,”whereyoumayfeelfatigue,
headaches,andnausea.
Theketogenicdietalsoaffectsyourelectrolytebalance,which
mightgiveyouafeelingof“brainfog”ontopoftheother
reactions.
Youmayalsonoticebadbreathatfirst,becauseyourbodyis
breakingdownfatinsteadofglucose,andthatresultsinacetone
production.
Yoursweatandurinemayalsosmellfoul.Thankfully,allthese
negativesareonlytemporary,soyouwon’tstinkfortherestof
yourlife.
Ifyou’renotcarefulaboutyourfoodchoiceswhenfollowinga
ketodiet,youmayalsofindconstipationaproblem.
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You’recuttingoutyourmajorsourcesofdietaryfiber,afterall,
likewholegrainsandfruit.Youneedtoincreaseconsumptionof
fiber-richveggiesandeventhinkabouttakingafibersupplement
whileyou’reonthediet.
Andaswithalldiets,theketogenicdietcaninterferewithyour
relationshiptoyourfood.Youmightfindyourselfobsessingover
whatyoucanandcannoteat.
Andrememberallthosesocialeatingoccasions,too.Nomore
birthdaycake.NopumpkinpieonThanksgiving.Nopasta.
Ifyou’reagourmetwholoveseverythingaboutfood,thisdiet
mightnotbetherightchoiceforyou.
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Foods:ReferenceListFoodstoavoid:
Anythinghighincarbsshouldbeavoided,ofcourse.Butwhat
foods,exactly,havecarbohydrates?
Here’sashortlist:
• Sugars:cake,candy,sodas,sweeteneddrinks,fruitjuices,
smoothies,etc.Checkthenutritionlabelifyou’renot
certain.
• Grains(“starches”):anythingmadewithwheat(bread,
cookies,etc.),pasta,rice,cereals,oats,etc.
• Rootvegetables:potatoes,carrots,parsnips,sweet
potatoes,etc.
• Fruit:basically,anyfruitexceptsmallportionsofberries;
andwatchtrailmixeswithdriedfruitinthem
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• Low-fator“diet”products:low-fatmayonnaise,salad
dressings,condiments,etc.
• Artificialsugars:sugar-freecandies,puddings,sodas,
sweeteners,etc.
• Alcohol:beer,wine,mixeddrinks,etc.
• Somecondiments:ketchup,honeymustard,barbecue
sauce,teriyakisauce,etc.
• Unhealthyfats:processedvegetableoils,mayonnaise,etc.
Foodstoinclude:
Onegoodtricktothisdietistoeatwhole,single-ingredientfoods
withoutallthesaucesordressings.
Herearesomespecificfoodsyoudefinitelycaneatonaketodiet:
• Meats:redmeat(likesteakorbeefroast),ham,bacon,
sausage,chicken,turkey,etc.
• FattyFish:salmon,tuna,trout,andmackerel
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• Eggs:pasture-raised,free-range,orOmega-3wholeeggs
• Butter&Cream:grass-fedbutterandheavycream
• Cheeses:unprocessedcheeselikecheddar,goat,cream,
blue,ormozzarella
• Avocados:eitherwholeorinfreshlymadeguacamole
• Low-carbVegetables:greenveggies,tomatoes,peppers,
onions,etc.
• Nuts&Seeds:almonds,walnuts,flaxseeds,pumpkinseeds,
chiaseeds,etc.
• HealthyOils:extra-virginoliveoil,avocadooil,coconutoil
• Condiments:salt,pepper,herbs,andspices
• Naturalsweeteners:erythritol,monkfruit,orstevia
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ThingsYouNeedtoKnow
Stayingonaketogenicdietlong-termmaycarrywithit,some
negativeeffects.
Aswithalldiets,checkwithyourdoctortobesureit’ssafewith
yourconditionormedications.
Ifyouhavegallbladderorpancreaticissues,youprobably
shouldn’ttrythisdiet.
Fatsareharderforthebodytodigest,andespeciallyhardon
someonewithapoororabsentgallbladderorapoorpancreas.
Ifyouhavekidneyproblems,youprobablyshouldavoidtheketo
diet.Theshiftsinsodium,potassium,andfluidbalancesmay
makeyoupronetokidneystones.
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Healthychildrenshouldn’tbeonadietatall.Thisisthetime
whentheyshouldbegettingenoughcarbsforenergyand
proteinsforgrowth.
Ifyoufeelyourchildisoverweight,talkwithyourdoctorabout
thebestsolution.
Ifyouhaveahistoryofeatingdisorders,youshouldavoidahighly
restricteddietlikethis.Itcouldrestartsomeobsessivethinking
thatyoudon’tneedtobedoing.
Ifyou’vehadbariatricorgastrointestinalsurgery,youshould
avoidthisdiet.
Asmentionedabove,fatisdifficulttodigestandifyoualready
havedigestiveissues,thisprobablyisn’tthedietforyou.
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Ifyou’repregnantorbreastfeeding,youshouldbeonadietatall!
Yourbabyneedseverynutrientyoucanpassalongtohelpthem
growuphealthyandstrong.
Youmightalsoexperiencelowbloodproteinorextrafatinthe
liveroveralong-termfollowingaketogenicdiet,sokeepupyour
regulardoctorvisitstobesuretherearenoproblems.
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TopTips&Strategies
Startinganyrestrictivedietcanbedifficult,andtheketodietis
restrictive.
Herearesomegoodtipstohelpyousucceedatit:
Startoutbyreadingfoodnutritionlabels.
Figureouthowmanycarbsyourfavoritefoodshaveandseeif
youcanfitthemintoyourdietsomehow.Makesurethatcan
doesn’thaveaddedsugar.
Checktheyogurttoseeifit’slow-fatorhighcarb.
Planyourmealsaheadoftime.
Doyourgroceryshoppingonceaweek(oreveneverytwoweeks
ifyoucan)soyoudon’timpulse-buyunhealthyfoods.
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Mealplanningalsosavesyoutimeduringyourweek,soyoudon’t
havetothinkaboutwhattofixeveryday.
Ifyou’revisitingfriendsorfamilyorattendingasocialfunction,
thinkabouttakingyourownfoodwithyou.
Thatwillmakeitmucheasiertosticktoyourmealplanandyou
don’thavetoaskthecooktomakespecialfoodforyou.
Justwarnthemaheadoftimenottofixyouaportionofthathigh
carbfoodyou’reskipping.
Youcanfindplentyofketorecipesincookbooks,websites,food
blogs,andevenapps.
Starthuntingandyoucanfindlotsofideasandmealplansthat
youcanadaptforyourownindividualchoices.
Somemeal-deliveryservicesalsoofferketo-friendlyoptions.
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FinalWords
Aketogenicdietcanbegreatifyou’relookingtolosesome
weightfairlyquickly.
It’sgoodforType2diabeticslookingtoimprovetheirblood
glucosecontrol,andmaybeevenreducetheirmedications.It’s
alsoagoodideaforanyonetryingtoimprovetheirmetabolic
health.
Thisdietmaynotbeagoodchoiceforathleteswhoneedquick
energyorbodybuilderswhoarelookingtoaddmusclemass.
It’salsonotagoodideaifyouhavekidney,gallbladder,
gastrointestinal,orpancreasissues.
Ifyou’vehadafooddisorderinthepast,aketodietisprobably
thewrongideaforyou,too.Ifyou’reacarb-lover,youmight
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benefitfromnotcuttingallofthemoutcompletely.Justchoose
healthyoptionsthatwillsatiateyourtummyandwatchyour
servingsizes.
Talkwithyourdoctoraboutyourgoalsandeatingplantodecideif
aketogenicdietisrightforyoupersonally.We’rejustscratching
thesurfaceonsomeofthetherapeuticusesofaketogenicdiet.
Whileitdoesseemtohavesomedistinctadvantages,thetruthis
thatthere’sno“onesizefitsall”dietthatworksforeveryone.
Ifyou’rejustlookingtoloseafewpounds,rememberthatshort-
termdietsreallydon’twork.
Dieterstendtoregainwhattheyoncelost,andinmanycases,add
additionalpounds.Ifyou’relookingforalifestylechange,aketo
dietmaybethewaytogo.
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Ouradviceistogetintouchwitharegistereddieticianifyou
reallywanttogivetheketoplanatry.
Theyhelpyoudecidethebestandhealthiestwaytoloweryour
carbintakeandchangeyourlifestyle.
Bestofsuccess!
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