If it’s all about calories in vs out, why is Keto so recommended
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Its not just a calories in vs calories out. Where your calories come from is a more important question to look at. Protein and fat give the most when talking satiety, and “bang for your buck” some extra nutritionally dense carbohydrates if you’re on the more active side (think sweet potato, not bagel).
Keto has it’s place, if done right.
Well “calories in” is measured at the bloodstream level, not the mouth level.
Eating keto starves the body of simple carbs and sugars. This forces the body to make energy less efficiently from fat reserves. While there are available calories in the protein you eat, it’s harder to access.
It puts your body in ketosis – when your body starts burning fat rather than burning carbs since there are no carbs to burn off. It’s still about calories in vs out. A person wouldn’t lose weight on any diet (keto or other) if their body took in more calories than their body needed.
It’s another fad diet, recommended because it’s “cool” and “different”.
Keto was sometimes recommended by real medical professional for things other than weight loss.
Such as epilepsy (before we invented proper medications) and has been suggested to help with other brain issues.
But it was never about weight loss.
This fact is ignored by people trying to sell diet books/plans/merch.
It’s the latest fad and works because it forces people to skip over the foods that are the most calorie dense, simple carbs.
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