Keto diet for people: What are the pros and cons?

(NewsNation) — If you're a person looking to lose weight, then most likely you've heard the term keto diet.

The eating plan, which has actually been around since the 1920s, has gained a ton of popularity over the last decade after it first became acknowledged for helping reduce epilepsy in children.

The ketogenic (keto) diet is a term for a low-carb diet. The purpose of the plan is to increase the intake of calories from protein and fat, while reducing the intake of carbohydrates.

The diet has numerous advantages, including rapid weight loss. “There has been anecdotal evidence of people losing weight on the ketogenic diet,” says Dr. Melinda R. Ring with Northwestern Medical Group. "People also report feeling less hungry than on other types of restricted diets."

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