What is a ketogenic (nutritional) diet?


Carbohydrates are the first source of energy that the body will use in everyday life. A ketogenic diet, on the other hand, reduces carbohydrates to a minimum, keeps protein at a moderate level, and aims to change this ranking by increasing the amount of healthy fat. Reducing carbohydrate leads to the use of fats as an energy source in the body. Thus, 3-4 days after the start of the diet, energy is obtained from stored fats, and the body enters ketosis. The goal is to support more effective and faster fat burning. However, it is a type of diet that is low in lifelong sustainability due to its restrictive nature.

 Who prefers ketogenic diet (diet)?

Generally, the ketogenic diet is preferred by people who want to lose weight in a short time or who have tried many types of diets but have not achieved any results. It is known that it helps with certain diseases, such as epilepsy, Alzheimer's, cancer. In addition, many recent studies have shown that it can be effective in reducing hunger and appetite, improving cardiovascular health, protecting against diabetes and insulin resistance. There are also opinions that it can be used in the treatment of polycystic ovary, as it prevents the formation of acne and acne by reducing processed and refined sugar, corrects insulin levels. However, in order to speak for sure, further studies and recommendations made by oterite organizations are needed.

How is ketogenic nutrition (diet) applied?

First, this diet should be started by reducing carbohydrates to almost zero. Sugar and sugar-containing foods, honey, molasses, bread, pasta, rice, oats, whole grains, fruits, root vegetables such as yams and potatoes, all legumes, milk and milk products should not be consumed. As a source of carbohydrate vegetables, arugula, lettuce, endive, mushrooms, broccoli, cauliflower, fennel, cauliflower, parsley, Lamb's ear, cucumber, Yesil pepper, celery, chard, spinach and other vegetables such as okra can be consumed. Eggs, fish, meat, chicken, turkey that do not contain carbohydrates are preferred as a source of protein. All the remaining calories are supplied from healthy sources of fats. These are dried fruits such as avocados, coconut oil, olive oil, olives, walnuts, hazelnuts, peanuts, almonds.

 

 

Popular posts from this blog

Makdous (Syria)

BRAIN EGG

Curry (India-Thailand)