The Key To Keto Inside The Celeb Diet Craze Of 2018

It’s the weight-loss phenomenon creating a buzz around the world – the ketogenic diet is credited for Guy Sebastian’s buff new body on the cover of Men’s Health and is also said to have been embraced by Hollywood A-listers such as Halle Berry, Jessica Biel and Matthew McConaughey.

And you might not know this, but it was actually developed in the 1920s to help patients with epilepsy. 

A low-carbohydrate, high-fat diet that also involves eating moderate amounts of protein, the ketogenic diet is popular as a fast and effective way to lose weight, and followers also report a boost in their mental clarity and energy levels.

So how does it work? When you consume a very small amount of carbs and moderately increase your fat intake, the body switches to using fat as its main energy source. And when dietary fat is metabolised for energy, by-products called ketones are produced – a process known as ‘ketosis’.

‘One of the key benefits of using ketones for energy rather than glucose, and what often yields weight-loss results, is that the body is no longer relying on dietary intake for energy, but rather stored fats,’ explains dietitian and BE Fit Food founder, Kate Save.