I don’t know that there has been a single person on the Ketogenic Diet that has not had some well-meaning friend, family member or neighbor express concern about the high fat, low carb diet. The fact that you are losing weight, never seems to factor in. They act as though you said you have dropped 50 lbs doing cocaine. It really is quite silly!
Well, finally, you have some science to back you up. The US National Library of Medicine
National Institutes of Health has conducted a study to look at the long term effects of the keto diet on obese patients.
Although various studies have examined the short-term effects of a ketogenic diet in reducing weight in obese patients, its long-term effects on various physical and biochemical parameters are not known.
OBJECTIVE:
To determine the effects of a 24-week ketogenic diet (consisting of 30 g carbohydrate, 1 g/kg body weight protein, 20% saturated fat, and 80% polyunsaturated and monounsaturated fat) in obese patients.
PATIENTS AND METHODS:
In the present study, 83 obese patients (39 men and 44 women) with a body mass index greater than 35 kg/m2, and high glucose and cholesterol levels were selected. The body weight, body mass index, total cholesterol, low density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol, high density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol, triglycerides, fasting blood sugar, urea and creatinine levels were determined before and after the administration of the ketogenic diet. Changes in these parameters were monitored after eight, 16 and 24 weeks of treatment.
Read on for the complete study and conclusion:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2716748/
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