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Re:Cutting Back Sugar Improves Obese Children's Health in Ju... by cossatot on Tuesday October 27, 2015 @02:05PM (#10459928)
I don't have any opinions on the diet itself, but if you're losing 3 lbs a week, this means that either you started out very obese or haven't been on the diet for very long. I'm glad it's working for you now but this doesn't necessarily mean that the diet will be the optimal for 10+ years.
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Re:Cutting Back Sugar Improves Obese Children's Health in Ju... by toomuchtodo on Tuesday October 27, 2015 @02:16PM (#10460005)
Very true! I started at 200lbs (I'm 5' 6", 32 years old) and cut out soda. That got me down to ~175lbs. Keto is helping me get down to ~150lbs.
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Re:Cutting Back Sugar Improves Obese Children's Health in Ju... by kaitai on Tuesday October 27, 2015 @02:42PM (#10460182)
And once you're at 150, it's only 50 weeks until you are weightless!

No disagreements on keto being useful for many. For those who want to maintain their weight, though, it's not often the right diet. So I'd argue it's not "general-purpose."

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Re:Cutting Back Sugar Improves Obese Children's Health in Ju... by cossatot on Tuesday October 27, 2015 @11:27PM (#10462709)
That's awesome, I hope it keeps working out for you.
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