Ketonic diet
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Do I feel the ketonic diet is suitably for me? Probably not:
Ketonic diet
In this article, with ketonic diet, I mean being in ketosis: Having such a diet that my body would use the ketonic methabolic pathway (or how it's called exactly), rather than the 'normal' metabolic pathway(s). This article isn't about general low carb diets that doesn't cause my body to switch to the ketonic methabolic pathway.
Issues
Why I don't feel comfortable adopting a ketonic diet:
- I believe the ketonic metabolic pathway is a survival mechanism, and not supposed to be used for everyday's life
- It restricts important groups of nutrients, like vitamins
- It advocates foods in amounts that are considered unhealthy according to what I think, is established nutritional knowledge (like the Schijf of Vijf in The Netherlands, eventhough that isn't perfect), like saturated fat and large amounts of meat
- There doesn't seem to be any convincing proof that it works for 'normal' people, without any specific nutrition-related illnessess and without any specific atlethic needs
- Carbohydrates are the most important nutrient according to established nutritional knowledge. Almost eliminating carbohydrates, doesn't seem like a good idea to me
- It seems like just another dieting fad: Once fat was the culprit. Than sugar, and now it's time for last of the the tree macro nutrients: Carbohydrates. Like a variation of the Atkins Diet
- Many of its proponents (like in YouTube videos) seem to regard it as a perfect solution. That's a major warning sign for me.
Sources
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hr9nwtu9Ph8 - Science Show: How the Keto Diet Went from Arctic Staple to Bro-Science - Excellent, including context. This video pretty much covers all my concerns, and is from a neutral point of view
- https://www.theguardian.com/books/2021/jan/03/the-case-for-keto-review-why-a-full-fat-diet-should-be-on-the-menu - Pro-keto
- https://www.bbc.co.uk/food/articles/keto_diet_weight_loss - Nothing new
- https://www.abc.net.au/everyday/everything-you-need-to-know-about-the-keto-diet/11883816 - Nothing new
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8GUIBNKnT1M&t=196s - ABC Science: Low Carb Diet: Fat or Fiction? Does it work? - Good!
- https://www.healthline.com/health-news/keto-diet-is-gaining-popularity-but-is-it-safe-121914 - Good
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DDAromHaKf4 - Cleveland Clinic: The Truth About Low-Carb Diets and 'Slow Carbs' - Good
Dr. Paul Mason
- https://medical-en.nneandersphysiologicalliteracy.com/another-load-of-absurdities-from-the-strange-doctor-paul-mason
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LRHir1k9jmE - Dr. Paul Mason - 'Evidence based keto: How to lose weight and reverse diabetes'