Abstract:
Background: The ketogenic diet is also known as the keto diet was designed to cure epilepsy in young children during the 1920s. The ketogenic diet (KD) has recently been proposed as an effective way of life mediation for metabolic disorder, and while the valuable impacts on weight loss and glucose digestion are well-founded, the effects of a prolonged KD on the capacity to perform distinct types of activity, as well as the effect of KD on pulse (BP) levels, both in key situations, have yet to be studied. The common short-term side effects of the ketogenic diet include a bunch of symptoms like vomiting, nausea, fatigue, tiredness, reduced exercise tolerance, insomnia, dizziness, and constipation also known as keto flu. Long-term side effects include hypoproteinemia, liver incapability, kidney stones, and micronutrient deficiencies. Objectives: To assess the cross-sectional survey on consequences of ketogenic diet in young adults. Methodology: A cross-sectional survey and existing literature were reviewed to assess the consequences of ketogenic diet in young adults. Results:100 participants, fifty-two males and forty-eight females, aged between 1848 were assessed. Significant associations having p-value<0.05 were found between the participants following a ketogenic diet, constipation (57 %), fatigue and weakness (70%), keto flu (76 %), body aches (64 %) and insomnia (68 %). The duration of following keto diet varied from less than 1 week to more than 4 weeks. 13 % participants followed ketogenic diet for less than 1 week, 16 % participants followed ketogenic diet for 1 - 2 weeks, 33 % participants followed ketogenic diet for 2 - 4 weeks and 38% participants followed ketogenic diet for more than 4 weeks. Conclusion It was concluded that most of the people who followed a ketogenic diet experienced multiple side effects such as keto flu, constipation, diarrhea, fatigue, and tiredness. People lost weight because of a ketogenic diet but most of them do not recommend it.
Page(s):
129-129
DOI:
DOI not available
Published:
Journal: International Food & Nutrition Conference" August 18th-20th, 2022, University of Swat, Swat (Book of Abstracts), Volume: 1, Issue: 1, Year: 2022
Keywords:
highfat diet
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ketogenic diet
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Ketoacidosis
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lowcarb diet