The keto diet is a high-fat, adequate-protein, low-carb diet. Although the keto diet has been around for many years to control seizures in patients with epilepsy, it has become popular in recent years because its very low-carb intake leads to rapid weight loss.
When your carbohydrate intake is low, your body will use fat (ketones) for energy instead of carbohydrates.
Several recent studies, such as a 2021 study in Frontiers in Nutrition, have shown that people on the keto diet can successfully lose weight and reduce their A1C levels (a blood test used to check the amount of sugar attached to hemoglobin in red blood cells).
Most people can’t maintain eating only 5-10% of their calories from carbohydrates as required by the keto diet. However, you can maintain 40-45% of your calories from carbohydrates, which is lower than the recommended 45-65%. Also, talk to your doctor to come up with a plan before you try any diet.
