Ketogenic diet

Ketogenic Diet and Weight Loss, Is It the Best Solution?

In this very information-rich video, we find Christophe Bonnefont and Vassilis Iliopoulos who explain what the ketogenic diet is. The ketogenic diet is often followed as part of losing or maintaining a healthy body weight. It's a very popular diet, followed by bodybuilders, fitness enthusiasts, and even celebrities. Christophe Bonnefont will ask your questions while Vassilis Iliopoulos will try to answer them by giving you lots of useful information about this type of diet. diet .

We answer the many questions from Internet users about this diet

A controversial or adored diet, the ketogenic diet has long been the talk of the town. While sometimes misunderstood or taken too literally, this diet is too often debated or over-appreciated but without any real questioning. In this video, our two speakers question the relevance of this form of diet, its advantages, its disadvantages and preconceived ideas in order to dissect them. What is the ketogenic diet? A star diet and sometimes considered “ultimate”, this food fashion is very popular but not always ideal, in all situations…

Definition of the ketogenic diet : This is a diet high in fat, not to be confused with a high-protein diet. Ketosis is never guaranteed with a diet very high in proteins . Concretely, gluconeogenesis could block ketosis. This would then be a diet that has nothing to do with ketogenic. A very difficult diet to maintain, it would be a matter of not exceeding 50 grams of carbohydrates per day!

What is the goal of the ketogenic diet? Is this eating pattern beneficial for health or weight loss?

The goal is to lower insulin release as much as possible so that fatty acids are truly burned first. But what about the actual results? Are ketone bodies more beneficial from an energy perspective? This is the central question of this eating pattern. Is weight loss higher? Is health better with this type of diet? What are the differences between the ketogenic diet and intermittent fasting? What about the energy release ? All these questions, and many more, will be answered and debated with Vassilis Iliopoulos and Christophe Bonnefont, discussing many controversies, a rich and relevant debate, with many arguments for and against, and many examples...