Dieting is arguably one of the most effective ways to lose weight, from time immemorial humans have engaged in different forms of food control and restriction for one purpose or the other. However the most popular reason people diet is to control or reduce their weight. *unfortunately many people diet, simply to meet society’s standard of what a healthy or a beautiful person should look like, which may be unhealthy or detrimental to them in the long run.*

There are so many diets known and unknown and many have been restructured to suit particular individuals or purposes. This post details five of the most popular and effective diets known today and some of their drawbacks.

The effectiveness and drawbacks of these diets are judged based on results,statistics and testimonials of people who have tried them.

1. KETO DIET

The keto diet has gained extreme popularity recently all over the world and so many can swear by its effectiveness and quickness in achieving the end goal.

Keto diet is characterized by carb intake restriction, the goal of keto is to restrict carbohydrate consumption making the body to produce ketones in the liver as a result of break down of fat, to be used as the body’s source of energy. Carbohydrates produce glucose and insulin. The body uses glucose as its primary source of energy and stores the excess as fat, since these fats are not immediately needed they are stored up for future use. Over time, with continuous consumption of carbohydrates (glucose), the body would not need to make use of the stored fat therefore leading to more accumulation than may be immediately necessary causing the body to have excess fat.

By lowering the intake of carbs the body then goes into a state known as “ketosis”.

*ketosis is the process that will be initiated by the body to help us survive when food intake is low during this time the body begins to produce ketones which are as a result of the breakdown of fat in the liver.*

keto in a simple breakdown
Low to zero carb consumption
High fat consumption
Low – moderate protein consumption
Consumption of vegetables
Goal of keto: To reduce availability of glucose, so as to set the body into ketosis to trigger

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