All three cut out bread, pasta and sugar. In place of the carbohydrates keto puts fat and the high-protein diet puts protein, while low carb simply cuts them less; as for weight, studies find only small differences.
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Keto keeps carbohydrates under 50 grams a day, the strict version under 20. On European labels the fibre has already been taken out, so anyone who subtracts it again gets the sum wrong; with vegetables, though, 20 grams will see you through a whole day.
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A week of keto built on Greek home cooking, from a feta omelette to sardines with greens, with no day going over 20 grams of net carbs. The shopping list is at the end.
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Keto decides what you eat and intermittent fasting decides when, so the two combine easily. In a year-long study, though, the eating window added little on top of simply eating fewer calories.
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In the first days of keto plenty of people feel as if they are coming down with something: headache, tiredness, dizziness. Most of it comes from the water and salts you lose, so a salty broth and a little patience usually sort it out.
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For the first two days you hardly notice a change; from day three to day five keto flu usually turns up, and by the end of the week it has mostly eased. Meanwhile the scales drop fast, mostly from water.
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With weights, studies find no loss of strength on keto; in fast endurance races, by contrast, it seems to cost a little speed. For the first few weeks training will feel heavier (mostly because of the water and salt you lose).
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The basics are meat, fish, eggs, cheese, vegetables and oil; fruit, milk and some nuts need counting. For every food we give the net carbs per 100 grams, and at the end there is a list for your first shop.
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On keto you cut out almost all carbohydrates and fill your plate with meat, fish, eggs, cheese, vegetables and olive oil. For weight loss it works, at least for the first few months; anyone with diabetes or on regular medication should talk to a doctor first.
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