Huge drawbacks for keto diet!

Introduction:

Ketogenic diet or keto diet which is a high fat, low carbs and moderate protein is popular nowadays and promise people with a massive weight loss.

The Keto diet could be beneficial for people with epilepsy and body builders. As well it has shown improved level of insulin and low risk of diabetes type 2.

But do you know the physical price of ketogenic diet costs high? It has many drawbacks on your overall health. So let us begin!

Here are some of the problems with the keto diet that make me get a little itchy.

1 – Malnutrition

Deficiencies in many nutrients like phosphorus, magnesium, calcium and vitamin D occur. People may think that taking multivitamin could solve the problem but this is not true.

When you are avoiding grains and fruits you are missing phytonutrients and polyphenols.

2 – Bad for Strength Athletes

There's some evidence that keto diets might work well for endurance runners and Alaskan sled dogs, but if you're neither one of those, and particularly if you're a weight lifter who relies on short bursts of power, forget it.

3 – Gravelly Kidneys

Many studies have been shown that keto diet may increase risk of kidney stones and cause kidney overload. More epidemiological studies are needed to prove this link.

4 – Killer Constipation

Avoiding carbs means there no enough fibre for normal bowel movement. The result will be a serious constipation which can be killer too.

5 – Keto Crotch

Keto diet that is rich in fatty food and especially meat changes your vaginal pH and the lower acidity creates a welcoming environment to undesirable bacteria, leading to possible infections and an unpleasant odour.

6 – Bad Blood

Even high blood cholesterol become over-rated but this doesn’t mean they don’t matter and high cholesterol is what you get when you eat fat for breakfast, lunch, and dinner.

7-Natural ketosis is really rare:

Most people are not really on a keto diet and this is due to many hidden sugar sources in some keto food. This could be a problem for athletes who make an effort to preserve muscle mass and eat more protein than traditional keto recommend.

The problem is athletes don’t really understand that when the body don’t get enough carbs it shifts toward breaking amino acids down to make glucose.

Glucose is the preferred source of energy.

8-Unrealistic expectations:

Many people don’t understand that the first weight loss and which is a rapid one is only water. When you cut carbs your body uses glycogen stores and because glucose is stored with water, your body will excrete water after glycogen storage. Voila this is the rapid weight loss which is actually water!!!

Sources:

https://www.t-nation.com/diet-fat-loss/tip-8-huge-drawbacks-to-the-keto-diet

https://blog.bulletproof.com/keto-diet-beginners-guide/