How does the keto diet help you burn fat?

Dietitian Dr. David Edwards explained that the keto diet is considered the best of all diets for weight loss today and has additional benefits against diabetes and Alzheimer's.

Dr. Edwards added that the keto diet is low in carbohydrates, which means very low sugar, which leads the body to ketosis, which is where the body is forced to break down fats for fuel.

Visceral fat appears around the stomach area, but it is also stored in nearby organs such as the liver, pancreas and intestine, and it is clearly not a health condition.

Carbohydrates (which include all sugars) when consumed in excessive amounts stimulate insulin to store it as fat, and they appear mainly around the middle.

Dr. Edwards said that a person should not eat more than 20 grams of carbohydrates, certainly in the early stages of the diet, so weight loss can be significant and rapid.

Protein levels are high, which allows muscle retention, maintains metabolism efficiency in the body, and burns more calories while at rest.

In a study conducted with the National Institutes of Health in the US National Library of Medicine, the effects of the low-carb ketogenic diet were analyzed.

The study concluded that patients who followed the ketogenic diet experienced a significant improvement in fat loss.

Foods permitted in this diet include fish, seafood, low-carb vegetables, cheese, avocado, chicken, eggs, nuts and seeds, yogurt, cottage cheese, berries, coffee, unsweetened tea, and dark chocolate.

Foods to restrict include grains, starchy vegetables, high-sugar fruits, juices, honey, syrups, sugar in any form, chips, crackers, and baked goods.

It is worth noting that when there are restrictions on food groups, there will be potential depletion of nutrients, in this case calcium, to the absence of dairy products in the plan.

In addition, there will be a potential deficiency of B vitamins rich in whole grains.