Posted on 03/03/2022 9:02:35 PM PST by ConservativeMind
A ketogenic diet may be safe for people with multiple sclerosis (MS). The preliminary study also found people with MS may experience less fatigue and depression and report an improved quality of life while on the diet.
Study participants consumed a ketogenic diet for six months. A total of 83% of participants adhered to the diet for the full study period.
Participants completed tests and surveys prior to the start of the diet and again at three and six months while on the diet to measure level of disability and quality of life.
Researchers found that not only did participants have less body fat after six months, they also had a decline in fatigue and depression scores.
On a quality-of-life survey, participants were asked questions. The survey provided a score for physical and mental health that can range from zero to 100, with higher scores representing better physical and mental health. Participants had an average physical health score of 67 at the start of the study compared to an average score of 79 at the end. Participants had an average mental health score of 71 at the start of the study compared to an average score of 82 at the end.
Scores also improved on a common MS disease progression test. On a scale of zero to 10, with a score of one representing no disability, two representing minimal disability and three, moderate disability but still able to walk, average participant score at the start of the study was 2.3 compared to 1.9 at the end. On a six-minute walking test, participants walked an average of 1,631 feet at the start of the study compared to 1,733 feet at the end.
Researchers also took blood samples and found participants had improvements in the levels of inflammatory markers in the blood.
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Good for diabetics
Pretty much good for everyone given most people are overweight/obese and eat a high carb, high sugar diet.
The keto diet has some baggage to it. It often causes low blood pressure, kidney stones, constipation, nutrient deficiencies and an increased risk of heart disease.
The keto diet is primarily used to help reduce the frequency of epileptic seizures in children. While it also has been tried for weight loss, only short-term results have been studied, and the results have been mixed. We don’t know if it works in the long term, nor whether it’s safe,” warns registered dietitian Kathy McManus, director of the Department of Nutrition at Harvard-affiliated Brigham and Women’s Hospital.
https://www.health.harvard.edu/staying-healthy/should-you-try-the-keto-diet
Additionally, Keto is not safe for those with any conditions involving their pancreas, liver, thyroid or gallbladder.
Be careful with this one. A low carb diet is like putting very low octane gas in the car. It runs out of power rapidly. Had a doc friend try it and he had to start cutting his run down because he got exhausted and couldn’t finish it. He got off the diet and was able to exercise better.
wy69
It is true you do not get bursts of blood sugar with keto, but if you want high blood sugar availability, don't do keto. You can break ketosis in a few minutes of eating carbs, so go do your run, then.
There are other benefits with the keto diet, outside of long range running.
Keto is more about a complete lifestyle change towards eating than just a diet.
Smaller regular meals, never skipping breakfast, 3 or 4 healthy selection times a day, no snacks or eating after 8pm,
Carbs are da debbil!
I’ve lost 100 lbs on a low carb, med/keto/paleo “diet”
Eliminate all processed foods including pasta, potatoes, sugar and wheat in all forms including breads and cereals.
Fruits nuts seeds berries, fresh greens and some vegetables and fruits with lots on plain Greek yogurt.
Fish, shellfish and lean chicken and pork cuts work well.
Eggs and mushroom omelette with baby spinach is a mainstay breakfast.
Peanut banana smoothies with ground chia and flax seeds for added protein and fiber are great! lol
After one year ni desire to go back to “American diet”, no hunger or cravings, labs all check out, LDL went from 200 to 70, A1C 5.0, all trace elements within normal limits.
Your Dr. friend wasn’t sufficiently fat adapted.
I frequently row over 10k and put it a 1 hr. HIIT workout while fasting—on the same day. I never “hit the wall” when I’m fasting/keto, only if I eat carbs.
Best part—I lost 50 lbs, kept it off for two years and counting and my life-long asthma is gone.
The carb versus fat diet has been a contention for a while. Each side has its points. Personally, I can’t use the low carb diet because of medical conditions that require carbs. And that balance can’t be reached within the keto guidelines. I’ve had great success with modifying the Harris Benedict Formula and I’ve lost a lot of the weight I gained from intense steroid use for many years and been able to keep that balance of blood sugars being unable to exercise now do to a number of other health triggers.
Additionally, there might be a long term effect with low carb as research found those with low carb diets died an average of four years earlier than those with moderate intakes. Even people with high intakes fared better than those who cut out carbohydrates.
“Low-carb diets that replace carbohydrates with protein or fat are gaining widespread popularity as a health and weight loss strategy,” said study leader Dr Sara Seidelmann, from Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston. “However, our data suggests that animal-based low carbohydrate diets might be associated with shorter overall lifespan and should be discouraged.
For the study, which was published in Lancet Public Health, researchers followed 15,428 adults aged 45-64 over two decades from 1987. The researchers found that, from age 50, average life expectancy was 83 years for those with moderate carbohydrate intake (50-55 per cent of daily calories), which was four years longer than those with very low carbohydrate consumption (less than 40 per cent of calories) who lived an average of 79 years. Those with a high carb intake (greater than 70 per cent of daily calories), lived until an average age of 82.
Another study I looked at also provided that a high fat diet is being related to insulin resistance which induces the retention of trunk fat. The study also indicated that high fat diets contribute to the development of chronic non-communicable diseases (NCDs), such as obesity, hypertension, and chronic kidney disease (CKD) .
https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnut.2019.00060/full
So there’s something to say on both sides of the argument. Wish you good health.
Wy69
Thanks.
BKMK
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