Pitfalls Of The Keto Diet

In a Keto Diet, you get the majority of your calories from fat, less from protein, and very few (5% or less) from carbs. Ketosis is a powerful way to melt body fat and dial in your mental focus. Without glucose from carbs, your body burns dietary and stored fat as its main fuel source. The fat you eat and your stored fat breaks down into ketones, smaller molecules that fuel your brain and suppress hunger, while keeping you lean.

The low carb and high fat diet is known to have immune-balancing effects and is great for people suffering from autoimmune and neurological conditions. However, it requires the complete avoidance of fruit, starchy vegetables and all grains. A Keto diet will keep you full while burning fats, which sounds too good to be true. The Keto diet has a lot of benefits but there are certain pitfalls too.

The Keto Flu
The first two weeks, when you start cutting down your carbs and entering ketosis, you can experience “keto flu,” the period during which your body shifts from burning carbs and sugar for energy to burning fat. It takes anywhere from a few days to about two weeks for your metabolism to re-regulate the way it uses food and generates energy. You’ll experience a combination of symptoms like insomnia, nausea, poor focus, stomach pains, brain fog and headaches.

Dry Eyes
Carbs help produce the mucus that lines your gut and nasal passages, and keeps your eyes hydrated. Some people notice that after long-term carb restriction to 50 grams per day or less, their eyes become irritated. This is a sign that other necessary mucus membranes aren’t working as well as they could be.

Hormonal Imbalances
Severe long-term carb restriction can cause your T3 thyroid hormone to drop, and this happens more rapidly and commonly in women.

Constipation or Diarrhea
Constipation is a common symptom in people who follow The Keto Diet because it is very low in fibre. Lack of fibre can also result in diarrhea in some cases, as the gallbladder starts to produce more bile to break down the fats.

Fatigue
For some people, burning fat for fuel does not work as well as it does for others. Some people lack the genes that help in processing fat, and so it cannot be used efficiently. For a significant number of people, adapting to fat burning ramps up the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis, which gives you more energy. In some people, long-term carb restriction stresses the HPA axis, which makes you feel tired all the time.

Muscle Loss
People following the Keto diet can also begin to lose muscle, and become extremely fatigued. Doctors have adviced that it should only be followed under clinical supervision and for short periods of time, otherwise it can result more harm than good. It may damage the heart, which is also a muscle.

Trying the Keto diet under medical supervision, and for a short period of time may be more effective that using Keto as a long-term solution.

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