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Keto Diet Can Do Wonders To Your Skin, Study

There’s good news for all the people who are interested in pursuing this diet as a new study has revealed that consuming oil in a well-balanced ketogenic diet is beneficial for one’s skin.

“This study leads to a broader understanding of possible effects of ketogenic diets with a very high-fat content on skin inflammation and underlines the importance of the composition of fatty acids in the diet,” said co-lead investigator, Barbara Kofler, PhD, Research Program for Receptor Biochemistry and Tumor Metabolism, Department of Pediatrics, Paracelsus Medical University, Salzburg, Austria.

“We have found that a well-balanced ketogenic diet, limited primarily to long-chain triglycerides (LCTs) like olive oil, soybean oil, fish, nuts, avocado, and meats, does not exacerbate skin inflammation,” added Kofler.

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Why Low Carb Diet Is Best For Mental Health

While dietary changes can’t always completely replace medications, they can improve overall health and make good sense as a viable alternative to medication in some cases, or as a complement to conventional care in other cases.

So here are some good reasons to try a low-carb or ketogenic diet for mental health: Read more here:: https://lowcarbmag.com/why-low-carb-diet-is-best-for-mental-health/

      

In a brand-new animal study published in Cell Reports, researchers found that by restricting circulating blood glucose (aka blood sugar) levels in mice with lung cancer, they were able to prevent the growth of squamous cell carcinoma tumors.

To reach this conclusion, the researchers lowered circulating blood glucose in mice by feeding them a ketogenic diet and by giving them a diabetes drug that prevents blood glucose from being reabsorbed by the kidneys. Both of these interventions by themselves inhibited the further growth of these tumors (but did not shrink the tumors), suggesting this type of cancer might be quite vulnerable to glucose restriction.

This study builds on an exciting body of research on using the keto diet to help fight certain types of cancer. But how exactly are keto, blood sugar, and cancer all related? The connection has everything to do with how cells behave, explains L.J. Amaral, R.D., who is board-certified in oncology nutrition

Read more here:: https://lowcarbmag.com/keto-diet-helps-stop-the-growth-of-certain-cancers-study/

      

How Much Fat Should You Eat on a Low-Carb Diet?

A low-carb diet typically means limiting carbs to roughly 25 percent of your calories, Annie Reed, a registered dietitian in Greenville, said — though that number can range from 15 to 35 percent, depending on a number of factors. (This is why experts recommend working with a dietitian to establish a plan.) “The remainder of calories are made up of fat and protein — 40 percent and 35 percent, respectively,” she said. So if you’re eating 1,500 calories per day, 600 of those should come from fat. One gram of fat is equal to nine calories, which means you’d eat roughly 67 grams in one 24-hour period.

Read more here:: https://lowcarbmag.com/how-much-fat-should-you-eat-on-a-low-carb-diet/

      

Soda Drinking Tied to Higher Risk of Early Death

The large European study found that people who have more than two sodas a day — with or without sugar — had a higher risk of dying over about 16 years than people who sipped the fizzy beverages less than once a month.

“We found that higher soft drink intake was associated with a greater risk of death from any cause regardless of whether sugar-sweetened or artificially sweetened drinks were consumed,” said study senior author Neil Murphy. He’s a scientist with the International Agency for Research on Cancer in Lyon, France.

“Our results for sugar-sweetened soft drinks provide further support to limit consumption and to replace them with healthier beverages, preferably water,” Murphy said.

How might sodas raise your risk of dying? Read more here:: https://lowcarbmag.com/soda-drinking-tied-to-higher-risk-of-early-death/

      

Should You Eat Granola On A Low-Carb Diet?

Granola can vary widely in nutrition makeup,” Kris Sollid, RD, senior director of nutrition communications at the International Food Information Council Foundation, told POPSUGAR. For example, “some varieties have more fiber than others, so be sure to read the label carefully.” If you’re following a low-carb diet, choosing foods with high levels of dietary fiber can help keep your blood sugar stable and slow digestion, ultimately curbing cravings. Fiber also helps you stay within your daily limit for net carbs. (Net carbs are calculated by subtracting fiber from your total carb count.)

You’ll also need to inspect the label for added sugars, as they can quickly prevent granola from fitting into your low-carb lifestyle. “

Read more here:: https://lowcarbmag.com/should-you-eat-granola-on-a-low-carb-diet/

      

Avoid Carbs On Your Cheat Days, Here’s Why

“The ketogenic or keto diet has become very common for weight loss or to manage diseases like type 2 diabetes. It consists of eating foods rich in fats, moderate in protein, but very low in carbohydrates and it causes the body to go into a state called ketosis,” said Jonathan Little, associate professor in the School of Health and Exercise Sciences at UBCO and study senior author of the study published in the journal, ‘Nutrients’.

Little said the diet can be very effective because once the body is in ketosis and starved for its preferred fuel glucose, the body’s chemistry changes and it begins to aggressively burn its fat stores. This leads to weight loss and can reverse the symptoms of diseases like Type 2 diabetes.

Read more here:: https://lowcarbmag.com/avoid-carbs-on-your-cheat-days-heres-why/

      

Keto Diet Helps People Breathe Easier

COPD is an umbrella term for a group of progressive lung conditions that block airflow and make it difficult to breathe, according to the American Lung Association. There is no cure for COPD, but treatment generally entails certain medications to help open the airways, pulmonary rehabilitation, supplemental oxygen, and, in severe cases, surgery. But there are also lifestyle tweaks that people can make that help as well, including eating the right foods.

Read more here:: https://lowcarbmag.com/keto-diet-helps-people-breathe-easier/

      

What’s the difference between “cage-free,” “free-range,” and “pasture-raised” eggs?

Whenever you buy eggs from the grocery store, you may have wondered why they have different labels, such as “cage-free,” “free-range,” and “pasture-raised.” You may have also noticed that they differ in price. Eggs vary in their nutrition profile as well. But one thing’s for sure – the more expensive the egg is, the healthier it is.

Out of the three, pasture-raised eggs are the best. Aside from raising your own chickens, buying eggs labeled as “pasture-raised” ensures that you are getting the healthiest eggs possible. Pasture-raised eggs contain twice the amount of omega-3 fatty acids, triple the amount of vitamin D, four times the amount of vitamin E, and seven times the amount of beta-carotene compared with conventionally raised eggs.

Read more here:: https://lowcarbmag.com/cage-free-free-range-and-pasture-raised-eggs-whats-the-difference/

      

How To Prevent Keto Leg Cramps

Oftentimes when people start looking into going keto, they can be dissuaded by the “keto flu”—a particularly ominous sounding side effect of the diet.

The keto flu is a constellation of symptoms, including fatigue, headaches, and muscle cramps, which are a direct result of reducing carbohydrates and transitioning your body’s primary fuel source from glucose to ketones.

One of the most painful manifestations of the keto flu is muscle cramps, which can hit out of nowhere and even wake you up from a deep sleep. Some people push through only for the keto flu to make the first three to five days of the transition SO challenging that they throw their hands in the air and quit.

Even though leg cramps are a perfectly normal reaction for a body transitioning into ketosis, there are a number of steps you can take to prevent their onset or, at a minimum, mitigate their severity.

Read more here:: https://lowcarbmag.com/how-to-prevent-keto-leg-cramps/

      

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