Ketogenic Diet: The Ultimate guide for beginners

What Is the Ketogenic Diet? The Ketogenic Diet is a diet high in fat and low in carbohydrates, with an adequate amount of protein. The average diet has a high, or at least medium amount of carbohydrates. When you eat a normal meal, your body converts the carbs you eat into glucose, a type of sugar. This glucose is then used as the primary energy source for your body, while most or all of the fat that you eat is stored in the body as a potential future source of energy. However, when you greatly reduce your intake of carbs-including while you're fasting or sleeping-your body loses its normal source of energy, carbs. This signals your body to start unlocking the fat stored in the body, and your liver starts converting this fat into ketone bodies, which pour into your bloodstream to replace glucose as your body's primary source of energy. As these ketones rush in to replace the glucose, your bloodstream is said to be in a state of "ketosis."