“The aim of a low-carb diet is to send the body into a state of ‘ketosis’”
Although the ketogenic diet (better known as the ‘keto’ diet) is part of the low-carb weight-loss diet boom, it stands apart for a number of reasons.
Originally used to treat drug-resistant epilepsy in children (as it appears to reduce the frequency and intensity of seizures) the diet went mainstream when people realised its use for weight-loss.
It is often grouped with other low-carb plans, such as the Atkins and Dukan diets. All these work on the principle of ketosis (see below), but the keto diet restricts protein intake as well as carbohydates.
What’s the theory behind it?
The aim of a low-carb diet is to send the body into a state of ‘ketosis’. Carbs are usually used for energy; typically our body uses glucose from carbs to fuel activity,
