The keto diets WRECKS your body: ultra-low carb plan raises cholesterol, reduces 'friendly' gut bacteria...
and it's no better for weight loss than other slimming plans, experts discover READ MORE: Cutting out breakfast favorite slashes risk of dementia 20%, study By John Ely Deputy Health Editor For Mailonline Published: 16:00, 5 August 2024 | Updated: 16:27, 5 August 2024 e-mail View comments It's the low-carb diet promoted by celebrities that promises to help you effortlessly slim down simply by cutting out foods like potatoes, pasta and bread. However, while it may help you shed a few pounds following the controversial keto diet could have serious downsides, including an increased risk of heart attacks. According to research from the University of Bath those who stuck to the plan had raised cholesterol levels and reduced levels of 'friendly' gut bacteria.
These effects occurred after just three months on the diet and worse still keto dieters didn't lose more weight than people on a less drastic low sugar diet. Experts warned that people who commit to a keto diet could be damaging their health in the long term. An example of a range of ketogenic foods.
A recent UK study has shown that while a keto diet could help you lose weight it may come at a steep cost of harming your long term health A keto diet aims, by almost eliminating energy dense carbohydrates, for people to achieve a state called ketosis. This means no bread, pasta, rice, and no starchy veg such as corn, beans .