critics of ketogenics diets
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Ignorance Breeds Contempt"
The majority of critics are those with a limited knowledge regarding the Ketogenic Diet. In plain English, they are ignorant. Their ignorance is a choice.
What the know regarding the Ketogenic Diet is based on a couple of sentence they have read or heard.
Rather than make an investment in learning. they chose ignorance.
Cholesterol Levels
Seventy percent of you cholesterol level is produced by your body rather than diet.
Blood Lipid Profile
The majority of individual don't know how to read a Blood Lipid Profile. Many physician either don't know how to read a Blood Profile or either or don't take the time to break it down.
Physicians often only look and one or two individual number. Doing so, provides them with a "Snap Shot" but not the "Complete Picture".
Information on how to breakdown the number on a Blood Lipid Profile have previously been post on this site.
My Education
As I have mentioned, I have been on the Ketogenic Diet since July 2016 due to a metabolic condition.
There was a definitely learning process that I went through. Initially, I was looking at individual number. Because that is what is taught and preached.
Thus, when some of my number were high like LDL and Total Cholesterol, I had some concerns.
Another one of my concerns was how my Triglycerides dropped through the floor.
Once I learned the relationship of certain part of the Blood Profile to each other, I realized that my number are very good.
Ketogenic Diet Strength Training
Essentially, the Ketogenic Diet is more like an "Upside Down Diet" comparative to the Traditional Standard American Diet.
The issue with many individual who go on a Ketogenic Diet is they continue to train the same as when they were on the Standard American Diet.
With the Ketogenic Diet a different training approach needs to be employed. This has also been discussed in length on this site.
Summary
1) It took me about a year to really understand how the Ketogenic Diet works.
2) It took me about a year of research along with "Trial and Error" practice to understand how to write a "Ketogenic Strength Training Program".
3) Individual who devote 8 - 12 month of study and research will know approximately 80% about any subject.
4) The remaining 20% of knowledge gained on any subject is a slow process that requires time.
With that said, I am in the 20% learn phases and inching along; slowly but surely.
The 20% Zone is a very humbling process.