eli5 difference between keto diet and low calorie balanced diet

Question

Suppose we bring an identical twin with same bmi the first one started keto diet with 2000 kcal/day
The other one started balanced healthy diet also with 2000 kcal/day both of them wants to lose weight with sedentary life style.what will happen after three months to their weight on the scale and will they lose the same amount of fat?

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Answer 1

The idea of keto is that it tries to force your body into ketosis, which is where the body burns fat for energy instead of glucose(sugars). This is a less efficient process, so you’re effectively getting less calories. So if you’re effectively putting your body into ketosis, you’re burning more effective calories than you would otherwise, in terms of the typical food we in-take.