The Keto or Ketogenic Diet is very popular these days. Many Hollywood celebrities are advocating this diet claiming that it helped them lose weight for a particular role or it helped them maintain an ideal weight. Some may view Keto as another fad diet while some may view it as a game changer when it comes to eating healthy and staying fit. One thing is for sure, if you want results, you do not play around with Keto.

Keto is a strict diet. To give you an idea, here are some facts and more information can be found in www.dranthonygustin.com.

• Keto Diet comprises of 75% fat (hopefully good fat), 20% protein, and 5% carbohydrates.
• The goal is to enable the body to switch to burning fat for energy instead of glucose or carbohydrates.
• Ketosis is the result when the body starts burning fat and ketones start to accumulate in the bloodstream.

Like many other things, it is prudent that you measure the pros and cons of the ketogenic diet.

Pros:

• Weight loss – Since the body is going to be burning fat for energy, this will help rapidly decrease the amount of body fat thus leading to weight loss.
• Reduced insulin levels – Insulin helps transport glucose from the bloodstream to the muscles and tissues. However, if the body is using fat instead of glucose, the body releases a smaller amount of insulin because there is less glucose to transfer.
• Reduces sugar consumption – Sugary foods are high in carbs and if you are on keto, you will have to avoid or give up this type of food thus effectively reducing your sugar consumption as well.

Cons:

• Keto is very strict. It is hard to follow simply because you have to plan every meal.
• Keto encourages you to eat fat, but some mistakenly assume that just because you are on keto you get to eat all types of fat including the ones that are not good for you.
• Long term weight loss can be questionable most likely because of the fact that keto is a challenge to follow on a long term basis.