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If ever there were rival regimes, keto and paleo are.
Both schemes have exploded the Internet – and it does not appear that they disappear anytime soon. And while you may think that they are virtually synonymous (they are both low carb, after all), their similarities end up cutting you bread.
"The main difference is that most of your calories come from fats on the keto diet, while most of the calories come from protein," says Keri Gans, dietitian, author of The Small Change of regime . Here's what you need to know about all the other differences, so you can decide if any or all of these diets are worth trying alone.
The Keto Diet
There is no way not to see ] some keto content on the web recently … but even if you have, the diet can seem a bit confusing, it is the least we can say.
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Basically, the keto diet is meant to put your body in a state called ketosis, where you burn fat for fuel instead of the energy source of your body: carbohydrates. To do this, you must eat a lot of fat.
"On the keto diet, you have to get 60 to 80 percent of your calories from fat, and the rest should be mostly protein," says Gans. You can have some carbs on the diet, but only about 10 percent of your daily calories (a big change from the current recommendations of the dietary guidelines for Americans, which suggests 45 to 65 percent of your daily carbohydrates) [19659015] Advertisement – Keep Reading Below
And if you think that a high-fat diet means a free cheese for all, think again: the cheese contains lactose, which is actually a carbohydrate (aka an unauthorized keto diet).
"Whole dairy products are technically allowed, yes, but you can not really have that much because you have to reduce your carbohydrates," says Gans. "It's really more to eat high-fat foods like butter and olive oil that do not have a lot of other macronutrients that could ruin your ratio. . "
Ketone feeds
- Meat or herbal meat such as tempeh, tofu and seitan
- Poultry
- Eggs
- Fish
- Dairy
- Healthy fats such as avocados and olive oil, and even butter or ghee.
- Nuts and Seeds
- Greens and Other Non-Starchy Vegetables
- Lawyers
- Berries
The Paleo Diet
Compared to the Keto Diet, the Paleo Diet is a piece of cake (just, you know it know, not one you can eat). "The paleo diet is definitely more liberal than the keto diet, because you have more options, and you can have more fruits and vegetables," says Gans.
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The Paleo diet does not impose either very strict ratios like keto diet; instead, it focuses on whole food groups (such as meats, fruits, vegetables, and healthy fats) that need to be avoided (such as dairy products, processed foods, and whole and refined grains). But she too has its disadvantages.
"Basically, it's a way of eating that's supposed to look like the way our paleo-ancestry ancestors ate," says Gans. "It means avoiding processed / refined foods, legumes, grains, dairy products … everything that cavemen can not eat during hunting and picking periods is not allowed."
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So which one should I try?
Look, both could help you lose weight in the short term, but it's entirely possible that it's because you're simply eliminating so much of your favorite foods, so you're not eating as much.
"The bottom line is that you could lose weight because you restrict things so much," says Gans. And when you end up losing both diets, you can even put on more weight than when you started, she adds. Probably not ideal.
That said, if you had to choose one, paleo is probably the best choice. "It's technically healthier, because you have more options, and the majority of your calories do not come from full fat," says Gans.
This means that the majority of your meals could technically be filled with lean meats and leafy green vegetables, which is good and could be an improvement on what you eat now.
An even better option: focus on the healthy foods you can have, not the ones you can not. "By the end of the day, people should start focusing on what they should eat, compared to what they should not eat, and start enjoying their food again," says Gans
