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Do ketogenic diets help you lose weight?

  • Written by Clare Collins, Professor in Nutrition and Dietetics, University of Newcastle
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Is a ketogenic diet effective for weight loss? The answer depends on whether it achieves a reduction in total kilojoule intake or not.

What is a ketogenic diet?

A classical ketogenic diet follows a strict ratio for total grams of fat to combined grams of carbohydrate and protein and...

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