Why the sudden influx of keto

cathipa
cathipa Posts: 2,991 Member
edited November 28 in Chit-Chat
Was there something I missed on the news about keto? Seems like there has been a jump in keto starters and posts here as well as other people IRL that are starting.

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  • Motorsheen
    Motorsheen Posts: 20,508 Member
    Any diet that let's me butter up bacon and bacon up some sausage sounds good to me... Just a bummer keto won't let you eat a banana. 🙄

    You can alway just break training for a night or two.
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  • cee134
    cee134 Posts: 33,711 Member
    denny_mac wrote: »
    Any diet that let's me butter up bacon and bacon up some sausage sounds good to me... Just a bummer keto won't let you eat a banana. 🙄

    @SnackherBarrell

    Thursteeee

    Oh c'mon, get your mind out of the gutter

    Sorry 😕

    I first read that as glitter.
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  • Just_Mel_
    Just_Mel_ Posts: 3,992 Member
    Any diet that let's me butter up bacon and bacon up some sausage sounds good to me... Just a bummer keto won't let you eat a banana. 🙄

    Worddddd
  • cathipa
    cathipa Posts: 2,991 Member
    denny_mac wrote: »

    I guess I better get started making fat bombs and come up with some catchy name to cash in on the keto kraze!!!
  • 81Katz
    81Katz Posts: 7,074 Member
    Because keto is NEAT-O!
    😂🙄
  • RoxieDawn
    RoxieDawn Posts: 15,488 Member
    cathipa wrote: »
    Was there something I missed on the news about keto? Seems like there has been a jump in keto starters and posts here as well as other people IRL that are starting.

    I got a few friends here dabbling in keto or LCHF. Mainly due to trying something to help them curb hunger as they find it hard to be in a deficit otherwise.
  • cwolfman13
    cwolfman13 Posts: 41,865 Member
    It's become more and more trendy over the last 3-5 years and it's blown up in 2018...judging from comments I see on Facebook and Insta, most people don't really understand it or how it works and most think it's a requirement for losing weight.
  • 81Katz
    81Katz Posts: 7,074 Member
    Seems faddish to me, like ACV. 😊
  • cathipa
    cathipa Posts: 2,991 Member
    cwolfman13 wrote: »
    It's become more and more trendy over the last 3-5 years and it's blown up in 2018...judging from comments I see on Facebook and Insta, most people don't really understand it or how it works and most think it's a requirement for losing weight.

    And will viciously defend keto as the only way.
  • cathipa
    cathipa Posts: 2,991 Member
    edited September 2018
    81Katz wrote: »
    Seems faddish to me, like ACV. 😊

    Agreed...but don't forget raspberry ketones and green tea extract
  • 81Katz
    81Katz Posts: 7,074 Member
    cathipa wrote: »
    81Katz wrote: »
    Seems faddish to me, like ACV. 😊

    Agreed...but don't forget raspberry ketones and green tea extract

    That too or whatever Dr. Oz said this week! 😁
  • tcunbeliever
    tcunbeliever Posts: 8,219 Member
    Part of the influx of keto is that it's being used more to treat a wider variety of problems...it's not just for epileptics anymore, doctors are mentioning it (or people are finding it without a dr) for migraines, parkinsons, diabetes, hormone imbalance, PCOS, cancer, autism, etc.
  • Motorsheen
    Motorsheen Posts: 20,508 Member
    Part of the influx of keto is that it's being used more to treat a wider variety of problems...it's not just for epileptics anymore, doctors are mentioning it (or people are finding it without a dr) for migraines, parkinsons, diabetes, hormone imbalance, PCOS, cancer, autism, etc.

    How is it for treating delusions of grandeur?


    I'm asking for a friend.
  • cee134
    cee134 Posts: 33,711 Member
    Part of the influx of keto is that it's being used more to treat a wider variety of problems...it's not just for epileptics anymore, doctors are mentioning it (or people are finding it without a dr) for migraines, parkinsons, diabetes, hormone imbalance, PCOS, cancer, autism, etc.

    Side Effects of Ketogenic Diets​
    • Diarrhea
    • Nausea
    • Constipation
    • Vomiting
    • Acid reflux
    • Hair loss
    • Kidney stones
    • Muscle cramps or weakness
    • Hypoglycemia
    • Low platelet count
    • Impaired cognition
    • Inability to concentrate
    • Impaired mood
    • Renal tubular acidosis
    • Disordered mineral metabolism
    • Stunted growth in children
    • Increased risk for bone fractures
    • Osteopenia and Osteoporosis
    • Increased bruising
    • Sepsis
    • Pneumonia
    • Acute pancreatitis
    • Hyperlipidemia
    • High cholesterol
    • Insulin resistance
    • Elevated cortisol
    • Increased risk for cardiovascular disease
    • Increased risk for atherosclerosis
    • Cardiomyopathy
    • Heart arrythmia
    • Myocardial infarction
    • Menstrual irregularities
    • Amenorrhea (loss of period)
    • Increased risk for all-cause mortality
  • Keto_N_Iron
    Keto_N_Iron Posts: 5,385 Member
    cee134 wrote: »
    Part of the influx of keto is that it's being used more to treat a wider variety of problems...it's not just for epileptics anymore, doctors are mentioning it (or people are finding it without a dr) for migraines, parkinsons, diabetes, hormone imbalance, PCOS, cancer, autism, etc.

    Side Effects of Ketogenic Diets​
    • Diarrhea
    • Nausea
    • Constipation
    • Vomiting
    • Acid reflux
    • Hair loss
    • Kidney stones
    • Muscle cramps or weakness
    • Hypoglycemia
    • Low platelet count
    • Impaired cognition
    • Inability to concentrate
    • Impaired mood
    • Renal tubular acidosis
    • Disordered mineral metabolism
    • Stunted growth in children
    • Increased risk for bone fractures
    • Osteopenia and Osteoporosis
    • Increased bruising
    • Sepsis
    • Pneumonia
    • Acute pancreatitis
    • Hyperlipidemia
    • High cholesterol
    • Insulin resistance
    • Elevated cortisol
    • Increased risk for cardiovascular disease
    • Increased risk for atherosclerosis
    • Cardiomyopathy
    • Heart arrythmia
    • Myocardial infarction
    • Menstrual irregularities
    • Amenorrhea (loss of period)
    • Increased risk for all-cause mortality

    As with anything, side effects are different from person to person. I went on Keto after struggling with insulin resistance and it’s not been a problem since. And many of the side effects mentioned here, are because people don’t properly educate themselves before starting a new way of eating.

    agreed. I don't have a problem with insulin resistance but I've never felt better in my life.
  • tbright1965
    tbright1965 Posts: 852 Member
    cathipa wrote: »
    Was there something I missed on the news about keto? Seems like there has been a jump in keto starters and posts here as well as other people IRL that are starting.

    Actually seems to have dropped off...
  • Motorsheen
    Motorsheen Posts: 20,508 Member
    cee134 wrote: »
    Part of the influx of keto is that it's being used more to treat a wider variety of problems...it's not just for epileptics anymore, doctors are mentioning it (or people are finding it without a dr) for migraines, parkinsons, diabetes, hormone imbalance, PCOS, cancer, autism, etc.

    Side Effects of Ketogenic Diets​
    • Diarrhea
    • Nausea
    • Constipation
    • Vomiting
    • Acid reflux
    • Hair loss
    • Kidney stones
    • Muscle cramps or weakness
    • Hypoglycemia
    • Low platelet count
    • Impaired cognition
    • Inability to concentrate
    • Impaired mood
    • Renal tubular acidosis
    • Disordered mineral metabolism
    • Stunted growth in children
    • Increased risk for bone fractures
    • Osteopenia and Osteoporosis
    • Increased bruising
    • Sepsis
    • Pneumonia
    • Acute pancreatitis
    • Hyperlipidemia
    • High cholesterol
    • Insulin resistance
    • Elevated cortisol
    • Increased risk for cardiovascular disease
    • Increased risk for atherosclerosis
    • Cardiomyopathy
    • Heart arrythmia
    • Myocardial infarction
    • Menstrual irregularities
    • Amenorrhea (loss of period)
    • Increased risk for all-cause mortality

    all worth it if I look great at the beach....
  • VUA21
    VUA21 Posts: 2,072 Member
    It's basically the new Adkins. A few years ago, there were 3000 threads on ppl arguing that that was the only way to lose weight.
  • bojack5
    bojack5 Posts: 2,859 Member
    Relief of insulin resistance is what people learn when searching keto diet information, very rarely is anyone diagnosed with that first and then search for cures and stumble on keto diets. As with any "diet" nothing wrong with keto if its something you can maintain daily. Insulin resistance has been around forever, its just in the last 2 decades diets have been marketed over drugs to address it.
  • I'm not a big fan of the Keto diet, but I'll try to just go quickly over the idea behind it and try to not make my post boring haha

    So our body will mainly run of glucose with a normal diet to get energy (Glucose will undergo glycolysis to generate the energy we use ATP, NADH, Pyruvate...) but if glucose is not available, it also can run of Ketone Bodies which are basically just another source of energy the body creates from fat. The goal of Keto would be to eat no carbs to the point where you deplete your glucose, glycogen... And your body starts running of ketone bodies, so your body is just burning through fat now...

    And like @bojack5 mentioned, Insulin resistance has been around forever, one of the reasons people go for this diet also would be because every time you eat carbs, sugar.. the blood sugar spikes up, so the insulin spikes up as well. Going Keto (no carbs...) will help keep your growth hormone at a higher level because insulin is an antagonistic hormone for GH.

    e.g. When you sleep or are fasting, your GH will increase which will put the body in a more of a fat burning state and when you wake up and eat carbs immediately, it spikes your blood sugar, releases insulin and that would suppress your GH release (which will also have another bad affect if you're trying to cut weight because insulin is more of a fat storage hormone). With all that said, it's good to cycle diets and change things for time to time.
  • bojack5
    bojack5 Posts: 2,859 Member
    I'm not a big fan of the Keto diet, but I'll try to just go quickly over the idea behind it and try to not make my post boring haha

    So our body will mainly run of glucose with a normal diet to get energy (Glucose will undergo glycolysis to generate the energy we use ATP, NADH, Pyruvate...) but if glucose is not available, it also can run of Ketone Bodies which are basically just another source of energy the body creates from fat. The goal of Keto would be to eat no carbs to the point where you deplete your glucose, glycogen... And your body starts running of ketone bodies, so your body is just burning through fat now...

    And like @bojack5 mentioned, Insulin resistance has been around forever, one of the reasons people go for this diet also would be because every time you eat carbs, sugar.. the blood sugar spikes up, so the insulin spikes up as well. Going Keto (no carbs...) will help keep your growth hormone at a higher level because insulin is an antagonistic hormone for GH.

    e.g. When you sleep or are fasting, your GH will increase which will put the body in a more of a fat burning state and when you wake up and eat carbs immediately, it spikes your blood sugar, releases insulin and that would suppress your GH release (which will also have another bad affect if you're trying to cut weight because insulin is more of a fat storage hormone). With all that said, it's good to cycle diets and change things for time to time.

    Bravo....:)
  • Keto_N_Iron
    Keto_N_Iron Posts: 5,385 Member
    cee134 wrote: »
    Part of the influx of keto is that it's being used more to treat a wider variety of problems...it's not just for epileptics anymore, doctors are mentioning it (or people are finding it without a dr) for migraines, parkinsons, diabetes, hormone imbalance, PCOS, cancer, autism, etc.

    Side Effects of Ketogenic Diets​
    • Diarrhea
    • Nausea
    • Constipation
    • Vomiting
    • Acid reflux
    • Hair loss
    • Kidney stones
    • Muscle cramps or weakness
    • Hypoglycemia
    • Low platelet count
    • Impaired cognition
    • Inability to concentrate
    • Impaired mood
    • Renal tubular acidosis
    • Disordered mineral metabolism
    • Stunted growth in children
    • Increased risk for bone fractures
    • Osteopenia and Osteoporosis
    • Increased bruising
    • Sepsis
    • Pneumonia
    • Acute pancreatitis
    • Hyperlipidemia
    • High cholesterol
    • Insulin resistance
    • Elevated cortisol
    • Increased risk for cardiovascular disease
    • Increased risk for atherosclerosis
    • Cardiomyopathy
    • Heart arrythmia
    • Myocardial infarction
    • Menstrual irregularities
    • Amenorrhea (loss of period)
    • Increased risk for all-cause mortality

    This is the same list of symptoms that Pepto Bismol treats, right?

    😂🤣😂🤣😂
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