{"id":707,"date":"2020-04-05T13:56:24","date_gmt":"2020-04-05T13:56:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/atlantabody.wpengine.com\/?p=707"},"modified":"2020-04-07T16:43:36","modified_gmt":"2020-04-07T16:43:36","slug":"why-the-keto-diet-has-gained-so-much-popularity-recently","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/atlantabodyinstitute.com\/index.php\/2020\/04\/05\/why-the-keto-diet-has-gained-so-much-popularity-recently\/","title":{"rendered":"Why the Keto Diet Has Gained So Much Popularity Recently"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Even if you\u2019re young or don\u2019t read about diet and health, you\u2019re probably aware of a tremendous shift in the kinds of foods that Americans started producing and buying over the last few decades.<\/span><\/p>

We eat more processed foods, fewer fresh foods, and larger portions than our grandparents and great-grandparents did, and it\u2019s showing up as epidemics in obesity and metabolic diseases among every age group.<\/span><\/p>

By eating trans fats, hydrogenated oils, sugar (especially high-fructose corn syrup), and factory-raised animals who\u2019re fed unnatural diets and live under stressful conditions, we\u2019ve have lowered the amount of nutrients our bodies get, while upping the calorie count.<\/span><\/p>

The problem was compounded by misguided advice that urged us all to eat fewer fats and more carbohydrates. The low-fat, high-carb approach to dieting led to unsustainable weight loss, weight regain, and spikes in insulin that trigger fat storage.<\/span><\/p>

Burning a new type of fuel<\/span><\/h2>

The\u00a0<\/span>ketogenic (keto) diet<\/a>\u00a0is a low-carbohydrate approach to eating that might seem counterintuitive the first time you hear about it. Instead of limiting dietary fat, keto\u2019s aim is to train your body to burn fat by cutting out sugar and high-glycemic carbohydrates such as bread, pasta, and white potatoes.<\/span><\/p>

Keto puts your body into a metabolic state called \u201cketosis,\u201d in which all the calories you need come from energy-rich ketones produced by your liver after it digests fatty acids. Expert doctor and surgeon Dr. Christopher Ibikunle of the Atlanta Body Institute in Atlanta, recommends keto for women and men who want to:<\/span><\/p>