Ketogenic Diet: Lose up to 5kg a week by restricting carbohydrates –

Restrict or drastically reduce the consumption of carbohydrates such as rice, bread and potatoes for up to 15 days: this is the golden diet trick that can lead you to reduce up to 5 kg per week. It seems impossible? investigated the matter. The method goes by the name of the Ketogenic Diet and works by putting the body to generate energy through fat, instead of using the usual carbohydrates.

According to nutrologist Luiz Guedes, “the carbohydrate turns into sugar (glucose), which serves as fuel for the body to produce the energy necessary for functioning. When we cut the carbs and generate this deficiency, the organism, by physiological mechanisms, will use the fat present in our body and in food as a source of energy. The end product of this fat burning is called ketones and is what causes the body to enter a state of ketosis. Hence the name of the diet”.

The process, as explained by the nutrologist, basically works as a replacement that requires the body to work harder, increasing metabolism, caloric expenditure and basal metabolic rate. And the result of all this is the desired weight loss.

Created in the 1920s in the USA, the dietary program was not aimed at weight loss, but at the treatment of children with refractory epilepsy, since the diet has the power to inhibit the occurrence of seizures. However, the possibility of rapid weight loss added to the increase in lean mass (which is due to the consumption of proteins) made the program popular and gained fans all over the world.

Want to know if it’s worth investing in the program? We asked the professional for a 1-day menu. Check out what the diet looks like in practice.

1 day menu

Breakfast: 1 cup. (200ml) of hibiscus tea with cinnamon and ginger + 3 scrambled free-range eggs made with coconut oil. Use seasonings as desired.

Morning snack: 1 small portion of oilseeds (chestnuts, peanuts, walnuts, almonds).

Lunch: Baked salmon (250gr), green salad at will, 5 asparagus sautéed in ghee butter.

Afternoon snack: ½ avocado with chia + 1 cup. (200ml) of green tea with ginger.

To have lunch: 1 chicken fillet (200gr) grilled + 1 portion of broccoli sautéed with garlic in coconut oil (1 saucer/150gr), green salad at will, seasoning with apple balsamic vinegar + 1 tbsp. (tea) olive oil.

Supper: 1 cup. (200ml) of horsetail tea.