Fat, Not Meat, May Have Led to Bigger Hominin Brains

Re:Fat, Not Meat, May Have Led to Bigger Hominin Brains by village-idiot on Monday April 08, 2019 @01:45AM (#19602449)

I do get annoyed about the definition of keto as a "diet", especially a "fad" diet. Ketosis is a biological process, and the "keto" diet is just designed to produce the state of ketosis on purpose. As such there really is no "keto" diet, as there are a pretty wide range of dietary choices that could produce the state of dietary ketosis.

Also, literally every religious tradition in the world follows the "keto" diet on a semi-regular basis: it's called fasting.

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Re:Fat, Not Meat, May Have Led to Bigger Hominin Brains by betterbeehome on Monday April 08, 2019 @05:49AM (#19603666)

I'm not knocking ketosis itself. Just the absurd hoops people jump through to pretend their doing keto... how about just stop eating for a bit and you'll get a more robust ketosis. No need for hundreds of recipe books about keto desserts, keto friendly cakes and breads.

Just want people to keep things simple. That's why I was saying that stuff about cyclical dieting. In summer, there's a lot more carbs. In winter you'd change to eating more meat and fat. Since animals fatten themselves up for surviving winter. Eats what's currently in your environment. Prepare it properly. Move regularly throughout the day. Take time to relax and rest.

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