The ketogenic diet recently became popular because of the rising number of people sharing awareness of its weight loss benefit.
But doctors warn that this latest fad diet may aggravate a person’s preexisting ailments, Inquirer reported.
Citing actual human studies, The Philippine Association for the Study of Overweight and Obesity (Pasoo) said that the keto diet was “not recommended,” especially for those with diabetes, preexisting heart conditions and at high risk of having a weakened heart.
Pasoo vice president Dr. Nemencio Nicodemus, however, said that overweight and obese individuals who do not have any preexisting conditions are safe to go keto but this kind of diet should be cut at least after 12 weeks, Inquirer added.
“The scientific evidence only has until 12 weeks of evidence. Beyond that, studies do not show any benefit in terms of sustained weight loss,” Nicodemus said.
Nicodemus also said that the Philippine Heart Association and the Philippine Society of Endocrinology Diabetes and Metabolism shared this strong recommendation against the keto diet.
Keto is a diet high on fat and low on carbohydrates. According to health website HealthLine, the reduction in carbs puts your body into a metabolic state called ketosis— which lets one’s body becomes incredibly efficient at burning fat for energy. It also turns fat into ketones in the liver, which can supply energy for the brain.
Harvard Medical School in its website has warned that among the risks of keto diet include the increase in “bad” cholesterol or LDL, nutrient deficiency, as well as liver and kidney problems.
Experts remind the public to always consult a doctor before trying a new diet.
I would like to put my opinion on this report where it states that the keto diet is not recommended for people with diabetes. I do not understand how an insulin based problem would worsen when a low carb diet which does not raise insulin that much would affect the body. https://diabetes.jmir.org/2017/1/e5/ this medical journal even conflicts with what the study recommends, it took a look in studies on type 2 diabetics who took a ketogenic diet and has been proven that a1c levels dropping this allowing for those beta cells which produces insulin to recover. Next thing I would like to address, is where the Harvard University warns us about so called “bad ldl cholesterol” when in fact cholesterol is functioned to metabolize and make hormones, and btw it’s the polyunsaturated fat which can be found in vegetable oils when exposed to heat are exposed to free radicals thus forming aldehydes which are toxins causing heart diseases. Cholesterol itself isn’t the main culprit that leads to arteriosclerosis (an example of heart disease). Cholesterol doesn’t travel through the bloods stream and get sticks in the arterial walls, it’s the INFLAMMATION that starts in the arterials walls and the cholesterol is there to help prevent the inflammation by building up around the inflammation thus forming a plaque which made us to believe that cholesterol is really bad for us. Honestly I’m not surprised at all that ketogenic diets wont really work out to a majority of people and id also admit that we filipinos LOVE eating rice which raises insulin and with delicious fatty foods where the fats would directly enter our cells. Here’s a video for those who are willing to do their own research instead of listening to whatever people would say and get confused https://youtu.be/b7zWNabebxs