Have you ever tried the ketogenic diet? its used to control epilepsy but it isnt bad for health either
No I haven't, but I thought it was mainly about weight loss. How does it control epileptic symptoms?
Not sure but it forces the body to burn fat instead of carbs
Do you think it has anything to do with there being less sugar in the body? Maybe less energetic?
Could be, it forces the liver to turn fat into fatty acids and energy
Which I'm guessing is a more efficient and long term source of energy, instead of sugar, which is more here and now.
Yea and by forcing thebody to burn fat you store less fat and carbs and lose weight
That sounds pretty awesome! I've been thinking about dieting soon; maybe I'll try keto.
Ketogenic diet
The ketogenic diet is a high-fat, adequate-protein, low-carbohydrate diet that in medicine is used primarily to treat difficult-to-control (refractory) epilepsy in children. The diet forces the body to burn fats rather than carbohydrates. Normally, the carbohydrates contained in food are converted into glucose, which is then transported around the body and is particularly important in fueling brain function. However, if little carbohydrate remains in the diet, the liver converts fat into fatty acids and ketone bodies
diet with a high fat content and a low carbohydrate content can reduce seizures. Radically curbing carbohydrate intake imitates starvation and forces the body to draw energy from ketone bodies that form when fat is metabolized instead of drawing its energy from sugar. This state is called ketosis and it changes several biochemical processes in the brain in a way that inhibits epileptic activity. On this basis there are several diets that are often recommended to children under 12 years old, but are also effective in adults.
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