Source: dailytimes.com.pk
WHAT IS KETOGENIC DIET AND WHAT FOODS CAN YOU EAT — the ketogenic diet is a lifestyle choice that many follow for purposes such as weight loss, treat epilepsy in children and diabetes in diabetics. It is a high-fat, enough-protein, and low-carbohydrate diet. This diet forces your body to burn fats rather than carbs. When you consume carbs, it is converted to glucose which is important for proper brain function. However, with little carbohydrates in your body, the liver turns fats into fatty acids and ketone bodies. These ketone bodies replace glucose in your body as the energy source. Your body is in a state of ketosis when there is an increased count of ketone bodies in your blood.