Originally posted by The Renegade
You're so fucking wrong, it makes my head hurt."Proteins are used as energy instead."
I am dying right now. Hahaha. Keto is viable (even whilst avoiding the diverticulitis long term by balancing fibre intake and increasing fat consumption. Gotta watch that fat/protein ratio) and, aside from that, high fat/low carb diets, such as paleo and just general low-card diets, are wholly viable and totally healthy.
You sound like a robot that pumps out all of the common, utterly mainstream health info you've been fed for years without bothering to wholly research alternatives or whether or not they could even be better than what you've been spoon fed (lolz) your whole life.
Extra lolz for the "lean meat has less fat so there" bullshit. Fat is GOOD for you, even saturated fats. (Just watch the cross-dressing fats.)
(DDM and I have disagreed countless times in the past and, besides the diverticulitis statement, he's right and you're wrong.)
Your comments are most welcome in this thread. Thank you. 👆
Ketogenic diets can be very healthy if planned for properly. Unfortunately, they can also lead to diverticulitis if not done properly:
http://www.diet.com/g/diverticular-disease-diet
One of my friends recently developed diverticulitis from his ketogenic diet. His problem was he wasn't eating any vegetables to boost the fiber content of his diet. He stayed on the diet for 6 months. Started bleeding from his anus. I told him to go the the ER. Confirmed diverticulitis. They told him to stop his keto diet, altogether, until he was cleared to start it up again. Recommendations: add more fiber to the keto diet next time.
That's just an anecdote, of course. But it supports the diet.com website's recommendations. Low-fiber keto diets are bad news.
I do a keto diet once a year for 6-12 weeks. I always get amazing results. I also eat 25-35 grams of fiber a day while on the diet. Half of it comes from broccoli. 🙁
Do you know of any good fiber supplements (laxative free...I do NOT need laxatives) that are ketogenic friendly?