The Ketogenic Diet The ketogenic (or keto) diet is a low carbohydrate, high-fat diet. Maintaining this diet is a great tool for weight loss. More importantly, according to an increasing number of studies, it reduces risk factors for diabetes, heart diseases, stroke, Alzheimer’s , epilepsy, and more1-6. On the keto diet, your body enters a metabolic state called ketosis. While in ketosis your body is using ketone bodies for energy instead of glucose. Ketone bodies are derived from fat and are a much more stable, steady source of energy than glucose , which is derived from carbohydrates. The Truth About Fat You may be thinking, “but eating a lot of fat is bad!” The truth is, dozens of studies and meta-studies with over 900,000 subjects have arrived at similar conclusions: eating saturated and monounsaturated fats have no effects on heart disease risks7,8. Most fats are good and are essential to our health. Fats (fatty acids) and protein (amino acids) are essential for su