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Chapter 9: The Standard Ketogenic Diet The standard ketogenic diet (SKD) is what most think of as the ketogenic diet. It is a di ...

that ketogenic diets affected metabolism in some way to increase weight loss, other studies suggested that it was the decreased ...

Table 1: Comparison of macronutrient intake on a balanced vs. ketogenic diet Balanced diet Ketogenic diet Study Calories Protein ...

primarily as an energy source. Under normal dietary conditions, most tissues in the body use carbohydrates, in the form of gluco ...

Assuming a non-excessive protein intake (see next section), a carbohydrate intake of 30 grams per day or less is advised during ...

One approach is to spread carbohydrate intake throughout the day in small amounts. While this may minimize insulin response, it ...

What is a protein? Proteins are organic compounds which provide the body with nitrogen for a variety of uses. Protein are used f ...

Recommended Dietary Allowance (RDA). For adults, the current RDA for protein is 0.8 grams of protein/ kilogram of bodyweight (0. ...

As established in chapter 5, the prevention of nitrogen losses requires a protein intake of at least 1.75 grams protein/kg LBM ( ...

Protein and ketosis Although there are no hard and fast rules for how much protein can inhibit ketosis, some individuals have re ...

The type of protein ingested should be of high quality from animal products such as red meat, chicken, fish, eggs and dairy. The ...

Digestion of cholesterol The details of cholesterol digestion are extremely complex and unnecessary for the ensuing discussion. ...

metabolic standpoint, there appears to be no difference in a ketogenic diet which contains fat and one which does not contain fa ...

make a semi-solid (i.e. margarine), which has a longer shelf life. TFAs are thought to have many negative health consequences an ...

Section 5: Other dietary effects on ketosis Other than protein, carbohydrate and fat, a number of other nutritional substances c ...

dangerous levels of ketones in the bloodstream. Alcohol may affect ketone body production in the liver and alcohol itself can be ...

Similarly, there is some confusion regarding food labels and fiber content. By law, fiber has to be listed in the total carbohyd ...

Example 1: 200 lb male who is weight training Step 1: Set caloric intake: 200 lb * 12 cal/lb = 2400 calories per day Step 2: Set ...

Fisher MC and Lachance PA. Nutrition evaluation of published weight reducing diets. J Amer Dietetic Assoc (1985) 85: 450-454. S ...

Chapter 10: Carbohydrates and the ketogenic diet In addition to the standard ketogenic diet (SKD), this book also details two mo ...