The ketogenic diet has been a contentious topic since I first started writing about health. On the one side of the argument are the low-carb proponents, who insist that carbohydrates are the cause of pretty much all chronic disease. I’m not joking, that’s a real position that some people take. On the other side, you’ve got the establishment which—at least at first—took the position that ketogenic diets are high in fat and therefore even if they make you lose weight they are probably bad in the long term.
As is often the case, the truth is probably somewhere in the middle.
This brings us to the newest publication looking at ketogenic diets. According to the online buzz, the study proves that very low-carb diets are better for prediabetes, liver function, and general health. As The Independent put it, the weight loss method was “proven to be more beneficial than Mediterranean and low-fat diets”.
The trial that all of this news is based on is a fairly solid piece of research. So should we all be switching to ketogenic diets?
