why the diet is called the keto diet



The keto diet is a very low carb diet

 So low in carbs that the body has to switch to mainly using fat for fuel.

 For example from real foods like eggs, meat, avocados, butter, olive oil, nuts

 Even the brain can become fueled by fat. When the body is out of sugar

fat is converted in the liver into energy molecules called ketones that fuel the brain

And the diet that results in this is called ketogenic

 meaning it produces ketones

And that's why the diet is called the keto diet

 

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