The ketogenic diet keto diet is becoming so popular and is spilling over to the reproductive world. Many have their opinions on the topic. Because of this, I can not ignore those following this diet because they are not playing by my rules. If someone is going to follow the keto diet, I want to make sure they are being as safe as they can. Since I am not an expert in keto, I enlisted the help of a friend and colleague. Laura Dority is a registered and licensed dietitian. She has been working with patients who require guidance to follow the ketogenic diet for medical purposes like epilepsy in the pediatric world.
So, in this post, I am delighted to be joined by Lana Hirth APD, a weight management and healthy habits dietitian to talk more about the ins and outs of the ketogenic diet and whether it is safe to be following whilst trying to conceive or during pregnancy. It is a much more extreme version of a low carb diet, where most researchers even struggle to define what this really means! To achieve this reduction in carbohydrates, most people cut out fruit, grains, some vegetables and dairy. The aim of the keto diet is to put your body into ketosis, where your body burns fat as the main source of fuel. Instead of glucose, ketone bodies become the primary fuel source. It tends to mimic responses that happen during a fasting or starvation state. The body is forced to use the stored carbohydrates, glycogen, for fuel until it runs out and then it uses fat. Keto is herdaled at the diet for weight loss and diabetes, but it was first used for Medical Nutrition Therapy to reduce frequency of seizures in children with epilepsy Roehl et al. In the lead up to conceiving, fondly known as the pre- conception window or period which spans months before successfully conceiving is a very sensitive time when it comes to your nutrition and lifestyle for both men and women. What we eat, drink and expose ourselves to can impact on the quality of both eggs and sperm which could wind up to be your future baby! TTC we want the optimal diet for pregnancy. So, where does the ketogenic diet stand during pre-conception or even during fertility treatments like IVF?
Specifically for women who are doing keto for pregnancy, Laura and I have come up with a suggested supplementation protocol for joining our brain-power and is the somali diet healthy our fertility and keto nutrition knowledge. Ketones in the urine diet pregnant women scare many good doctors into fearing the life-threatening conditions of diabetic ketoacidosis foor pregnancy or starvation ketosis. The ketogenic diet should be adopted taking into consideration the health conditions, body type, goals, and allergies keto any. Pregnant women always require wholesome nutrition xafe what about the keto diet? Such safe cut out bread, pasta, sweets, treats and all of those really heavy the and junk food. Thomas Ruiz, M.