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Don't know your Atkins from your Paleo? Here's all the info you need to decode your diet
By carrying out just one simple search of the word “diet” online, it’s easy get bombarded with a wealth of information which can be confusing and overwhelming. If you’re unsure of the best diet for you or how to lose weight, don’t worry we’re here to help. From Keto to Paleo, we’ve got the lowdown on all you need to know on different types of diets and what they mean.
Whatever diet you choose to follow, for successful weight loss it’s important that you stay in a calorie deficit. This means you consume less calories than the ones you burn off, which is also known as TDEE (Total Daily Energy Expenditure).
The Keto Diet
Similar to the Atkins diet, the keto, or ketogenic diet to give it it’s full name, follows a high fat, medium protein and low carb meal plan in order to shed the pounds. Foods such as bacon, fish, cheese and eggs are the basis of the Keto diet, whilst high sugar fruit, starchy veggies, juices and grains are off the menu. When following this particular diet, the body starts to burn fat instead of carbohydrates, also known as ketosis.
When in ketosis, it’s common to experience some side effects, also known as “keto flu” which include headaches, fatigue, dizziness and nausea which can last just a small number of days.
Not designed for long term use as eating next to no carbs and a high amount of fat with zero sugar isn’t sustainable, it’s also important to note that with any low-carb diet, it is expected you will lose several pounds of weight during the first few days. However this isn’t fat, but water weight, and when you return to eating normally i.e carbs, the water weight will return. To read more on the keto diet, click here.