Thread: Basic information and myth-busting on #Ketogenic diet (KD):

1. It's NOT a fad diet. Wrongful practice by untrained professionals made the diet a fad
2. It's a high fat, normal protein, very low carbohydrate diet
3. Ketogenic diet doesn't include high protein. (1/6)
4. KD is ratio specific. The ratio between Fat: Carbs+Protein usually ranges from 1.5:1 to 4:1
5. Mostly used as a therapeutic diet for uncontrolled epileptic patients
6. Each recipe is hand calculated by a trained dietitian. (2/6)
7. Each ingredient, mentioned in a recipe is weighed raw by a kitchen weighing scale
8. No extra food is taken apart from the one's mentioned by the dietitian
9. No supplement is prescribed unless necessary
10. No vinegar is recommended. (3/6)
11. Strictly monitored by a trained professional
12. Before KD, a carbohydrate washout diet is implemented to ensure optimum ketosis
13. Urine ketone is measured by keto districts - 4 times a day. 1+ being the lowest and 4+/4++ being the best. (4/6)
14. Fruits and vegetables with no more than 10 g carbs/100 g value is considered
15. No sugar, cereals, biscuits are allowed
16. CAN NOT be practiced by taking notes from internet and gym trainers. (5/6)
17. Mild side effects such as nausea, vomiting, diarrhea are noticed which could be managed by modifying the diet
18. NOT RECOMMENDED for general weight loss.
19. KD is a medicinal diet
20. KD is not a fashion. (6/6)
Please read each point carefully and share to prevent malpractice of Ketogenic diet.

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