It’s mostly mental, but you adapt quickly, and there are tons of health benefits beyond weight control.
To a lesser degree: eggs. They are a miracle food imho. Amazing fat/protein/vitamin combo. And anyone talking about cholesterol content hasn’t read any good science on serum cholesterol drivers in the last two decades (you can eat a dozen eggs a day and be fine).
Yeah Im surprised at how far down this is, I thought keto was super popular.
Im currently doing keto after putting on a bit of weight over a covid lockdown. 5 weeks, 7kg down (83kg -> 76kg). I didnt even start all that heavy, I imagine if someone was really overweight they would lose it even faster.
Its pretty easy, you dont even need to eat less, you just dont eat anything that turns into glucose. I guess theres not much difference counting calories vs counting carbs, but it really isnt a big deal to me.
Isn't keto associated with higher mortality? I do a review of studies once in a while for private enjoyment, and most studies seem to report a higher mortality for low-carb diets.
When they don't the studies are usually epidemiological with lots of confounding factors, like the recent PURE-study I saw linked to the other day in thread about keto.
I know the study which you're referring to, and unfortunately dietary and nutrition science is one of the worst disciplines.
You can find evidence pointing both ways. For instance, it's well studied that in animal models (which can be far better controlled than human populations) high fat diets lead to increased lifespans. The rub here is whether murine models translate to humans, which is not a given.
Keto often has issues because obese people find it as an excuse to continue eating caloric surpluses. It's not magic, and it may not work for everyone. Speaking for myself, doing keto OMAD (one-meal-a-day) is an unbelievable life hack. And my bloodwork backs this up (including a drop in serum LDL after increasing my egg intake dramatically).
I am not referring to one specific study. I have been googling /Google scholaring "diet mortality", "keto mortality", and "low carb mortality" every once in a while and eyed through any new studies.
Now I am not a nutritionist, but I like looking at studies and seeing what kind of things can be confounding. Or try to spot methodoligal errors.
Insulin isn't evil, it's a fantastic hormone which allows us to rapidly lower excess blood glucose and store excess carbs efficiently. It allows us to recover rapidly from exercise and make use of excess food in times of plenty.
It’s mostly mental, but you adapt quickly, and there are tons of health benefits beyond weight control.
To a lesser degree: eggs. They are a miracle food imho. Amazing fat/protein/vitamin combo. And anyone talking about cholesterol content hasn’t read any good science on serum cholesterol drivers in the last two decades (you can eat a dozen eggs a day and be fine).