Keto FAQs: Top 30 Most Common Keto Questions Answered
There’s a lot to learn when you first go keto, so I figured hey, why not put all the info in one place? Without further ado, here are my responses to the questions I get asked most often. What is keto in the fewest words possible? “Keto” is any diet where carbohydrate intake is low enough that the liver starts producing ketones (hence the name). Wait a sec, I thought keto is a high-fat diet? Isn’t eating high fat the point of keto? Nope. It doesn’t matter how much fat you eat; carb intake is the only criterion that makes a diet ketogenic. That said, on keto most of your calories do come from fat. You need energy, and when carb intake is very low, the body relies on fat and ketones as its primary energy sources. Still, eating more fat doesn’t make you “more keto.” What’s the difference between Primal and keto? Some diets are Primal. Some diets are keto. Some diets are both. Primal is first and foremost about the types of foods you do and do not eat . The Primal Blueprint doesn