Discussion: I am a 40-year-old woman after a light heart attack, and I want to lose weight fast. A dietitian recommended me the ketogenic diet based on an increased intake of fats and proteins and minimal carbohydrates. Do you recommend this diet?

Your desire to lose weight quickly after an incident of a mild heart attack is evident, but it is essential to reach a state of optimal, long-term weight that is suitable for your body structure. The ketogenic diet is a diet that results in relatively rapid weight loss, but it is an inflammatory diet that is not suitable for you. I recommend you adopt the balanced diet described in the attached link.

The diet's name derives from the "ketones." Ketones are a byproduct of the breakdown of fats as an energy source. The ketogenic diet was initially used to treat children with epilepsy. In recent years, it has gained tremendous momentum as an effective weight-loss diet. The question is whether it is a healthy long-term diet.

The ketogenic diet is not recommended in the long term. Listed below are the main reasons:
1) Fats and proteins can produce vital energy for the body, but this comes at a cost: a heavy load on the kidneys and liver, which are forced to remove the decomposition products such as ammonia, uric acids, urea, and ketones.
2) Potential side effects may include constipation, high cholesterol, growth slowing, acidosis, and kidney stones.
3) We also eat through the eyes, with 75% of the calories from fats and oils. The volume of the food looks low compared to carbohydrate foods.
4) A ketogenic menu usually contains high amounts of industrialized animal foods (Meat, fish, dairy products, eggs).
5) Industrialized & processed foods have far-reaching adverse effects on the human body, including diabetes, hypertension, heart disease, etc.
6) Some foods in the ketogenic diet contain trans fats, which create high body toxicity.
7) Reducing the variety of foods consumed does not let the body get all the nutrients it needs. (Antioxidants, minerals, enzymes, electrolytes.)
8)The ketogenic diet mimics starvation, initially achieving a significant weight loss but subsequently inhibited.

Links:
Why do many weight loss diets fail in the long run?
https://www.sf-healing.com/page/214 (Copy & Paste)

The balanced-varied diet is the most suitable anti-inflammatory diet.
https://www.sf-healing.com/page/170 (Copy & Paste)