A report published in the January 2018 issue of the Journal of American Medical Association said that participants of studies on ketogenic diets have reported more satiety and lesser hunger pangs than people who follow other diets with similar calorific intake. This is because the ketogenic diet results in ketones in the liver which are then utilized by the body as energy, and ketones are directly responsible for reducing hunger. Moreover, fats and proteins also have satiating properties.
The study has concluded that people who follow the ketogenic diet tend to lose more weight and manage to keep most of it off than those who follow other diets that prescribe the same calorie intake. However, the appetite-suppressing powers of the diet aren't fully understood. Additionally, researchers have found that ketogenic diet does not cause any major decline in the metabolic rate, as opposed to other low-fat diets.
David S. Ludwig, MD, PhD, a professor of pediatrics and nutrition at Harvard Medical School and Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health said, "The quality of calories consumed may affect the number of calories burned. If this apparent metabolic benefit persists, it could play an important role in improving the success of long-term weight-loss maintenance." The study comes after the health industry has made a market for low-fat products by decades of lobbying behind them. This particular study might be telling you to chuck the low-fat road and adopt the healthy high-fat and low-carb diet instead.
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