Learn about keto’s effects on exercise, fat, muscle, diseases, and more.
Investigate long-term health issues that are too often overlooked.
Find out, step-by-step, how to implement an optimal keto diet.
Have you ever tried researching keto diets online?
It’s a frustrating experience. Countless websites and social media influencers are talking about keto, but it's too easy for self-proclaimed experts to overhype benefits without looking at all the evidence.
You can’t tell which of them know their stuff and which are just using big words to sound smart, or riding the keto popularity wave to sell you something you don’t need.
And oh boy do they have stuff to sell — flours, recipe books, supplements, pee sticks, and so much more.
But is their information based on a proper analysis of the science or just on a quick scan of study abstracts (if that!)? It takes a team of researchers, reading the full text of hundreds of papers, to understand the full picture.
There are simply too many ketogenic diet studies published each year for any single person — even an expert — to read them all:
Talking about keto with your friends and family isn’t any better. Just the same skeptical comments over and over …
“So, you can’t eat any carbs? Don’t you need carbs to stay alive?”
“Eating all that fat can’t be healthy. What about your cholesterol levels?”
“Keto isn’t sustainable. Everyone I know who’s tried it has fallen off and gained all the weight back.”
We surveyed thousands of our readers, and the most common questions were fairly straightforward:
Is keto safe? What if I have a medical condition?
Are there side effects to it?
Is it good for my heart?
Can I follow it long-term (i.e., is it sustainable)?
Is it the best diet for weight loss?
Can I really eat all the bacon I want??
Two different “expert” websites may give you opposite answers to these questions, either because they have divergent agendas or simply because the content is written by one person with an incomplete understanding of the evidence.
And the answers rarely have nuance. They typically don’t address keto dieting in different situations, nor do they evaluate all the various types of keto studies.
With its 500+ references and 100+ tables and figures, our 240-page Evidence-based Keto consolidates all the scientific research and conveys it clearly with informative infographics and understandable language.
You’ll learn what’s known for sure about keto’s benefits and drawbacks. You’ll also learn about the current findings of developing research.
If you’ve read this far down, you’re probably the type who inhales nutrition information. We put keto under the microscope, with our entire research team picking apart study after study. Then we rewrote the chapters several times to make sure you won’t get lost in dry, overly technical gobbledygook.
The result is a perfect mix of technical and practical information.
Not only will you learn what to eat and what not to eat, but you’ll know why. Delve into all the underlying scientific research, or just implement our simple keto guidelines immediately — your choice.
Gurus sell the ketogenic diet as a magic ritual to solve all your health concerns, but what’s the truth? We delve into what the latest research says about keto’s health benefits — and address situations when keto may not be ideal.
With keto being a high-fat diet, common concerns include cholesterol levels, the impact of saturated fat, and overall cardiovascular health. Evidence-based Keto analyzes relevant heart-related keto studies to help you understand what you need to know about saturated fats and cholesterol levels on a keto diet.
The keto diet is often sold as a panacea for people living with health conditions. We break down keto’s effect on various diseases, including diabetes, cancer, Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, and more.
Keto is most often used for weight loss, which depends mostly on diet sustainability — you can only lose weight if you stick with your diet. But does keto also have a “metabolic advantage” over other diets, since it allows you to burn fat more efficiently? We cover all the keto research on weight loss, including studies that compare keto with other popular diets.
When is being in a ketogenic state beneficial? How do you know if you’re in ketosis, and which measurements are most accurate? How do you stay in ketosis, and which foods and supplements might play a role? What do you do if you slip out of it? We thoroughly answer all these questions using the latest science.
The keto diet changes your fuel source for everyday life, strength training, and cardio. Evidence-based Keto dives into each of these areas, exploring fat loss and exercise performance in detail.
The information in Evidence-based Keto is scientific, yet it’s easily digestible (pardon the pun). The guide features over 100 figures and tables to help you quickly learn key principles:
We’ve focused on breaking down the science so that you can easily take action to improve your health.
Benefit from decades of important research without spending decades poring over studies.
Some people categorize keto as a fad diet. It is not. Though its surge in popularity is relatively recent, it has been used medically since the 1920s.
But that doesn’t mean you can’t screw it up and harm your health.
Just as vegan diets can be healthy (when rich in whole plant foods) or a lot less so (when heavy on vegan junk food), there’s healthy and unhealthy keto.
Evidence-based Keto is the distillation of hundreds of hours of research into sane guidelines for a healthy keto diet.
If you’re curious, scroll down to see a sneak peek. When you see the level of thought that went into the guide, and the polish of the graphics and layout, you'll be astounded.
It's simply light-years ahead of any other keto guide.
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Evidence-based Keto is for you if …
You’re tired of all those fad diets that overpromise and underdeliver. Keto has existed since the 1920s, and hundreds of studies have documented its effects on exercise performance and recovery, fat loss, muscle gain, strength, endurance, and more.
You’re intrigued by keto but still have concerns over its safety.
You’re looking for a healthy approach to keto dieting that’s sustainable in the long term.
You want to know the pros and cons of keto for diabetics. Can keto really cure diabetes? Should you worry about ketoacidosis?
You’re tired of the hype. You want to determine if keto is the right diet for you based on human studies, not opinions and personal anecdotes.
You want to read about keto without being sold supplements or other unnecessary products.
The numerous keto websites, books, and influencers have you overwhelmed and confused. All you want are simple guidelines you can follow immediately.
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