Source: telanganatoday.com<\/p>\n
Ketogenic diet that excludes a wide array of essential food groups, can take a toll on our overall health if people are not able to sustain such a drastic change in eating habits that too in a safe manner. As a high-fat, adequate-protein, low-carbohydrate diet known as the Ketogenic diet, has been touted as one of the best weight loss programmes, at the same time been dismissed by many.<\/p>\n
Out of the total daily caloric intake, nearly 70 to 80 per cent comes from fat, 20 per cent from protein and the remaining 5 per cent or so are derived from carbohydrates. The carbohydrate deprivation pushes the body into ketosis, which is a state where fat becomes its primary fuel source.<\/p>\n
Despite its ability to cause rapid weight loss, this dieting approach doesn\u2019t find many supporters among medical professionals. The Keto diet is usually not recommended by doctors for the reason that it excludes a wide array of essential food groups that are imperative for optimal health, such as grains, fruits, and some vegetables.<\/p>\n
Medical professionals caution people to be aware of the difference between weight loss and overall health. Jeffrey Mechanick a medical director at Mount Sinai Heart\u2019s Marie-Josee and Henry R Kravis Center for Clinical Cardiovascular Health quite frankly stated to USA Today that \u201cI wouldn\u2019t recommend the keto diet to anybody.\u201d Vasanti Malik, an adjunct assistant professor of Nutrition at the Harvard TH Chan School of Public Health, expressed her concern regarding this extreme system of eating.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou want to be mindful because these foods \u2014 whole grains, fruits, and vegetables \u2014 carry a number of beneficial nutrients \u2014 vitamins, polyphenols, fibre \u2014 that have been shown time and time again to be beneficial for cardiometabolic health,\u201d Malik told USA Today.<\/p>\n
According to Mechanick, depletion of carbohydrates compels the body to scavenge upon its fat and muscle tissue to keep everything up and running. \u201cIn theory, the Keto diet basically mimics starvation. If you don\u2019t eat carbohydrates but you eat an excessive amount of fat and protein, you\u2019re still going to waste tissue. The tissue is still going to burn off,\u201d explained Mechanick.<\/p>\n
Fad diets such as keto also lead to weight rebound issues with people who are not able to stick to them after losing weight. The answer for sustainable weight loss hence lies with emphasising on the quality of food and not exclusively the number of calories that are consumed.<\/p>\n
Mechanik suggests the minimisation of sugars and starches and an increased intake of vegetables, fruits, nuts, and beans.<\/p>\n
Malik recommends people to include more grains, fruits, vegetables, and nuts, while limiting saturated fat, added sugar and added sodium. Tidying up your menu, in conjunction with daily physical exercise would be enough to create a solid foundation for health.<\/p>\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4384,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[43],"tags":[193,273,139,835,1384],"class_list":["post-4383","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-weight-loss-gain","tag-foods","tag-health","tag-keto-diet","tag-ketogenic-diet","tag-vegetables"],"yoast_head":"\n