The Pros And Cons Of A Fad Diet

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The epicenter of fad diets and health crazes today is nursing disorders comparable to obesity, type II diabetes mellitus, and metabolic syndrome. This is evident since these diagnoses represent some of the major health problems in the world. Weight loss can be achieved by using a simple formula: burn more calories that you consume. Therefore creating a caloric deficit. A ketogenic diet, forces the body to enter a metabolic state called ketosis. During ketosis, the body develops a proficient fat burning state. This state uses the body’s fat as an energy source. Ketosis also has the ability to “turn fat into ketones in the liver, which can supply energy for the brain” (Mawer, n.d.). There are many forms of the ketogenic diet. The standard ketogenic