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The exploding popularity of the keto diet puts a less used veggie into the spotlight.
While short-term results are positive, there is mounting evidence against staying in ketosis for too long.
Ketosis is known to work wonders in terms of short-term weight loss. But what about the diet’s effects over the long term?
While the concept of “burning” fat is not altogether wrong, the process of losing fat probably isn’t what you imagine.
Studies have also shown that two weeks of sleep deprivation increases the consumption of excess calories, particularly from energy-dense, high-carbohydrate snacks.
We might feel fuller, but eating foods marketed for “fullness” won’t prevent us from consuming more calories, even when we’re not hungry.
The study published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition seems to indicate that eating regular-fat cheese has no effect on our bad cholesterol (LDL), but does have a positive effect on our good cholesterol (HDL).