The Keto diet (or ketogenic diet) is:
- Dangerous.
- Unhealthy.
- Unsustainable.
And nothing more than a FAD diet that people follow because it’s popular, and not at all because it works or has been proven to heal and reverse many diseases and conditions.
We all know that experts who say:
- High carb are good for you.
- Fat is bad for you.
- Calories matter.
- Low fat is better.
- Everything in moderation.
And having a varied diet is the correct, logical advice that actually works when all is said and done, right?
No one in their right mind would question these magic bullets of information and science!
Here’s why the keto diet is dangerous, unhealthy, and unsustainable.
And most of all, a fad diet.
1. It’s not realistic
According to UChicago Medicine:
“Both Condon and Kleinman say they wouldn’t recommend the keto diet to their patients because it is ultimately not realistic or sustainable. The diet restricts fresh fruits and vegetables, whole grains and low fat dairy that can help with long term weight loss and overall health.”
This is despite the fact that the keto diet recommends you eat plenty of vegetables (preferably lower carb) so you can achieve ketosis which is the whole point of keto.
It also avoids whole grains because many are processed, too high in carbs, or like low-fat dairy, it doesn’t give you the fat needed for an energy source in the absence of carbohydrates.
Even more importantly, keto specifically helps people reverse their many diseases like diabetes, autoimmune conditions, arthritis, skin issues, and too many more.
Which is why people pursue it.
2. It’s unhealthy and unsustainable
According to CNN, the most trusted news source in the USA:
“Losing weight fast by using a severely restricted, silly, unbalanced diet inevitably leads to even faster weight regain,” said Katz, who is the president of the True Health Initiative, a non-profit organization dedicated to health promotion and disease prevention.”
The trusted news source called CNN continues:
“Absent ketosis, keto is just a false label for some kind of diet that presumably restricts added sugar and refined carbohydrate – which, frankly, any good diet does,” Katz said.
All of this despite the fact there’s overwhelming evidence, real scientific studies, and a wealth of proof to show the contrary.
Shockingly this criticism comes from a “professional” who tells us “any good diet” restricts added sugar and refined carbohydrates.
3. The keto diet “could” cause low blood pressure, kidney stones, etc
According to UChicagoMedcine, the bastion of truth:
The keto diet could cause low blood pressure, kidney stones, constipation, nutrient deficiencies and an increased risk of heart disease. Strict diets like keto could also cause social isolation or disordered eating. Keto is not safe for those with any conditions involving their pancreas, liver, thyroid or gallbladder.”
As is the trend with these accusations, there’s no evidence, data, examples, explanations, studies, or references to back any of it up.
In my experience with first-degree heart block, a type of heart disease, keto has done the complete opposite for me and I feel alive again and I’m a lot more mobile than I was without the keto diet.
A correlation, yes, meaning not a scientific fact, but it counts for something. And I have blood tests, X-RAYS, and more to back it up.
Also in regards to this article, there are a lot of “it could” and many other false equivalencies which is shocking to anyone who expects to look to these health professionals for reliable information.
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4. Keto can cause heart disease and heart attacks
WebMD, one of the most trusted sources of health information, starts off its news post with a fearmongering headline designed to strike fear into the souls of the naive and foolish.
I say this because in the paragraphs ahead, they contradict the title somewhat:
“Our study found that regular consumption of a self-reported diet low in carbohydrates and high in fat was associated with increased levels of LDL cholesterol — or ‘bad’ cholesterol — and a higher risk of heart disease,” researcher Iulia Iatan, MD, PhD, says in a statement. “To our knowledge, our study is one of the first to examine the association between this type of dietary pattern and cardiovascular outcomes.”
In reality, the study shows LDL increased, which is normal if you’re eating fatty foods (good fats), but the headline makes you believe it’s a direct cause and effect of heart disease when it’s not.
Remember the saying – correlation is not causation?
Also, there are two types of LDL. One is good (call it BIG LDL), and the other is bad (small LDL).
They didn’t make a distinction between which LDL was raised, meaning it could have been the good LDL but the uneducated masses don’t know that.
This QUOTE from The National Library Of Medicine points it out:
“It has been well documented that sdLDL has a greater atherogenic potential than that of other LDL subfractions and that sdLDL cholesterol (sdLDL-C) proportion is a better marker for prediction of cardiovascular disease than that of total LDL-C.
LDL-C is what the WebMD article is talking about, which is conflicting as we can see. Why did they miss this critical piece of information in the article?
This is why, even as someone who’s not a so-called doctor, health coach, or nutritionist, you have to read and learn to read these studies carefully.
Now the information is public you can’t be lied to or misled if you educate yourself, unless they deliberately hide the information.
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5. It’s a fad diet
People are still saying this in 2023. If it’s still around at this stage it obviously can’t be a fad since fads disappear fast.
One good example is Fidget Spinners. Remember those?
They were extremely popular for a few months, if that, then by the end of that same year or earlier, it went out of style.
Nobody gave a damn anymore. Even Google Trends knows it.
Now compare that to the Keto diet. The trend is still going strong.
Can you guess which one is more popular out of:
- The keto diet.
- Low-fat diet.
- Carb diet.
Here’s your answer:
This was adjusted for a global audience with the date set from 2004 to today (March 2023). The low-fat diet which a lot of people and professionals advocate has fallen flat on its face for years (red line, no pun intended).
The blue line is “keto”, with the yellow line being “carbs”. Even with a slight drop in 2023, it’s still higher (and the highest) on the list of trends.
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If keto is so bad, why does it work for so many?
Now at the beginning of this article (half even) I was being sarcastic on purpose. I wanted to point out how information can be contradictory when you analyze the facts, and how hypocrisy can be at play by those who are most critical.
Aside from that, I’m not here to say the keto diet is the ONLY diet that works. I’m not a religious diet nut.
I know that from personal experience, certain foods and lifestyles work for me because of my unique conditions, biology, and so on. This is the same for everyone.
If keto doesn’t work after trying it, try something else until it does. But what we should avoid doing all together is demonizing something just because:
- It didn’t work for us.
- We don’t understand it.
- Or more commonly, because it’s not politically correct to agree.
The last reason is why many “experts” will promote certain ideologies because it pays them, it pleases someone they’re partnered with, and nothing more which is unethical and nothing short of scum bag behaviour.
This extends beyond the health industry which is clearly one of the worst.