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Ketogenic Diet



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Ketogenic diet is gaining popularity in recent years and shows promising results to a range of health problems, including obesity and type 2 diabetes. The general idea for this diet is consuming low carbs (rice, sugar, bread, noodles, etc), moderate protein (meat or beans) and high fat food (fatty cut meat or fruits rich in fat like avocado). Do note all the food mentioned are unprocessed food. Food must be in its raw form as much as possible and no added flavoring, preservatives or chemicals. This is one of the main turnoff for me. Such food is usually more expensive compared to processed food, which for me is not easily achieved as I am an idler, so expenses are kept to the minimum.  The main similarities of ketogenic diet and fasting is getting the body to switch from burning glucose to burning fats

I did research on ketogenic diet by reading articles and videos in Youtube. 


As this diet is not suitable for me, I did not dwell further so I would keep this post short. Those who are interested can read up Jimmy Moore book "Keto Clarity". It can serve as a useful guide and also from someone who actually tried and still using this diet in his daily life.

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