history: Im thinking about trying the Ketogenic diet because my friend lost a lot of weight on it
knowledge: The diet forces the body to burn fats rather than carbohydrates.
response: Interesting, that diet forces fat burning in the body, rather than carb burning.
history: Im thinking about trying the Ketogenic diet because my friend lost a lot of weight on it
Interesting, that diet forces fat burning in the body, rather than carb burning.
Oh can it be dangerous?
knowledge: The most common adverse effect is constipation, affecting about 30% of patients—this was due to fluid restriction, which was once a feature of the diet, but this led to increased risk of kidney stones, and is no longer considered beneficial.
response: About 30% of people on the diet get constipation, and a few also get kidney stones.
history: Im thinking about trying the Ketogenic diet because my friend lost a lot of weight on it
Interesting, that diet forces fat burning in the body, rather than carb burning.
Oh can it be dangerous?
About 30% of people on the diet get constipation, and a few also get kidney stones.
That still doesnt sound fun, but it would be good to lose some weight.
knowledge: Almost half of children, and young people, with epilepsy who have tried some form of this diet saw the number of seizures drop by at least half, and the effect persists even after discontinuing the diet.
response: About half of young people with epilepsy who were on the diet had the number of seizures they had drop by 50% or more, even after they stopped keto.
history: Im thinking about trying the Ketogenic diet because my friend lost a lot of weight on it
Interesting, that diet forces fat burning in the body, rather than carb burning.
Oh can it be dangerous?
About 30% of people on the diet get constipation, and a few also get kidney stones.
That still doesnt sound fun, but it would be good to lose some weight.
About half of young people with epilepsy who were on the diet had the number of seizures they had drop by 50% or more, even after they stopped keto.
Thats amazing that it was able to help people like that.  Science is so cool sometimes
knowledge: However, if there is little carbohydrate in the diet, the liver converts fat into fatty acids and ketone bodies.
response: It works because the liver converts fat into fatty acids  and ketones.