The Use of Ketosis for Weight Loss

diet-womanIn modern times, dieters have come to look upon the ketogenic diet as a solution to weight loss and nutritional management. In fact, it has garnered quite a bit of spotlight amongst other diets, many of which are easily said to be adaptations of the ketogenic diet with varying similarities. It can be considered trendy, but setting aside it being trend-like, the ability for the practice of ketosis to facilitate weight loss is proven and consistent if done successfully—and in that sense, it’s no passing fad.

The Basics of a Ketogenic Diet

diet-womanKetogenic diets have been regarded as a time-tested treatment for epilepsy for many years. Research into the benefits of practicing this type of diet—essentially the practice of ketosis, which I will explain in more detail shortly and throughout this guide—actually holds its root primarily within the medical research field, investigating its ability to successfully treat epilepsy and diabetes.