How To Start The Keto Diet In Atlanta

Have you been trying to lose weight? The keto diet is lauded by experts as a way to do just that. Of course, we’re not saying it’s a miracle solution. No, it takes work. But it’s enjoyable work. After all, you’re eating.

In this article, we’re going to go over what you need to know about the keto diet, including how it works and whether you should try it.

What’s covered: Keto diet

• • What Is The Keto Diet?
  • What Are Keto Foods?
  • Where Are Keto Restaurants In Atlanta?
  • Can You Keto At Home?

As with any diet, you need to get plenty of sleep to get the maximum effect.

One thing that’s different about the keto diet is that fat consumption is encouraged. That’s because you need the body to process fat to get ketones.

What Is The Keto Diet?

The keto diet is when you eat very little carbohydrates, if any, a small bit of protein and high fat. This puts your body into a state of ketosis.

Ketogenic eating is to eat healthy fats mixed with a little protein and carbs. Nutritional ketosis is when the body’s production of ketones (fatty acid fatty acid metabolites beta-hydroxybutyrate (βOHB) and acetoacetate (AcAc)) raises to a blood level at or above 0.5 mM consistently.

If you want to achieve ketosis, you need to eat like it. Here are some healthy foods for a ketogenic diet.

Here Are Some Foods To Achieve Ketosis

1. Seafood. Fish and shellfish
2. Eggs
3. Cheese
4. Vegetables
5. Avocados
6. Meat and Poultry
7. Coconut Oil
8. Some Types of Yogurt and Cottage Cheese.

The keto diet is pretty simple: Eat mostly healthy fats (75 percent of your daily calories), some protein (20 percent) and a very small amount of carbs (5 percent). This combo will put you into nutritional ketosis. Choose low-carb foods such as meat, fish, eggs, vegetables and good fats.

Is The Keto Diet Safe?

Most physicians say that the keto diet is safe, although not necessarily the most healthy.  “The main problem with it is that it’s not nutritionally adequate,” Jessica Lowe, a USC ketogenic dietitian, told medicalexpress.com.

Lowe suggests supplementing your diet with fruits and vegetables. If not, then “you’re at risk for micronutrient deficiency.”

As for ketosis, Lowe said there is still some research that needs to be done on what a ketonic state does to the body long-term.

“It is not dangerous,” she was quoted as saying. “We just do not have an understanding as to what the long term impact of ketosis is on one’s long-term health,” Lowe said. “For certain populations—in particular those with intractable epilepsy, who are placed on a ketogenic diet—reaching ketosis is necessary.”

Where Can You Eat Keto In Atlanta?

Here are some restaurants in metro Atlanta where you can eat keto:

 KarmaFarm

Fresh ‘n Fit Cuisine