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starve the body of carbs until it panics and starts burning itself for fuel.
means a high-fat, very-low-carb diet that forces the body into ketosis, burning fat for energy instead of glucose.
from born in the 1920s at the mayo clinic as a treatment for childhood epilepsy, mimicking the metabolic effects of fasting without actually starving the patient.
carb ceilingusually under 50 grams of carbs daily
original purposeepilepsy therapy, not weight loss
keto fluearly fatigue from electrolyte and water loss
breath tellacetone breath, a fruity ketone smell
for instance
atkins diet — 1970s low-carb precursor that popularized the concept
lebron james — publicly credited keto for a 2015 weight cut
charlie foundation — nonprofit still using keto for pediatric epilepsy since 1994