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Protein, fat, or carbohydrates: which keto food type triggers ketosis? Here’s the truth.
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What Type of Keto Food Triggers Ketosis?
What is Ketosis?
Ketosis is a process wherein your body is running its engine on ketones instead of glucose. Being on a ketogenic diet puts you in this metabolic state.
How to Get Into Ketosis
Having a ketosis diet plan will really help you reach this state but first, you need to know which food can actually help get you there.
With that said, a lot of people associate a ketogenic diet with a high-fat diet, thinking that high fat will trigger ketosis. That is not true.
If that’s the case, will a high protein diet trigger ketosis? Still not true.
Eating in general triggers insulin which will nullify ketosis.
The absence of glucose and carbohydrates actually triggers ketosis. It’s not just about eating fats or certain kinds of food, but eliminating sugar and carbs from your diet.
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How Much Keto Food Should You Eat?
Fat should be kept fairly neutral. Too much fat, like having it for a snack on top of your main meals of the day, may trigger insulin production, which is what you don’t want to happen when on a ketosis diet.
Why? Because insulin is the door that opens the cells to glucose.
You need to keep carbohydrate intake under 20 grams per day. B ut for some people, they keep their carb intake at below 50 grams a day.
If you eat carbs or glucose, you trigger insulin production. And, the body won’t be able to access stored fat for energy if this metabolizing hormone lets glucose into the cells.
Meanwhile, too much protein will also nullify your keto diet. Keep it to a minimum as well.
Keep your keto food intake in check. This way you won’t disrupt the metabolic process your body is trying to get into when on the diet.
Check out my list of keto-approved foods for easy planning.
Have you made your ketogenic diet plan? What keto foods will you be including? Share your diet plan in the comments section below.
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