TITLE:
The Effect of Ketogenic-Diet on Health
AUTHORS:
Amal Alharbi, Noorah Saleh Al-Sowayan
KEYWORDS:
The Keto Diet, Fats, Carbohydrates, Ketosis
JOURNAL NAME:
Food and Nutrition Sciences,
Vol.11 No.4,
April
23,
2020
ABSTRACT: In recent years, the ketogenic diet is the most popular diet around the
world. Therefore, keto diet, short for ketogenic, involves eating a high amount
of fat, a moderate amount of protein and very few carbs. This research paper
aims to know about the effect of a ketogenic diet on our body, to know about
the mechanism of the ketogenic diet in treating neurodegenerative disorders and
to know about the mechanism of the ketogenic diet in reducing the weight of our
body. Also, the objective was to investigate the ketogenic diet stimulates ketogenesis
which treats certain neurodegenerative disorders. Although this is high fats
containing food it is beneficial for our body in certain conditions. It is also
useful in the conditions in which the brain requires a low level of glucose so
the brain starts utilizing ketone bodies. As the intake of carbohydrates is
lowered so it is also used to reduce the weight of the body. In this research, the qualitative methodology has
been adopted which refers to secondary sources of data. In this project, I used
a variety of research that has also been undertaken by numerous researchers
including dietitians who tend to support the positive benefits of using
ketogenic diets to manage losing weight as well as other health problems that
could result from overweight. Also, we used a table to show the difference
between studies. Finally, it is important to note that the ketogenic-diet has
created debate, partially although traditional dietary education has, for
years, illustrated the adverse effects of high overall including trans-fat
intake.