Compare And Contrast Keoto Vs Mediterranean Diet

A comparison of three popular diet trends: Mediterranean vs. Paleo vs. Keto
As the fitness craze continues to grip people all over the world, an increasing number of people are taking up diet trends they think will assist in achieving their lofty fitness goals. And there are so many diet trends you get confused for choice. Three of the most popular diet trends gaining followers every day are the paleo, keto, and the Mediterranean diets. These diets like many others promise adherents a lean body and optimal body performance as well as a plethora of health benefits. But are these claims true? What are the weight loss gains of these diet trends and are they sustainable in the long run?
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Keto Diet
The Keto diet is one of the most controversial diet trends in the world. It is widely antagonized by mainstream dieticians but revered by biohackers. The Ketogenic diet was first promoted by Dr. Robert Atkins in the 1980s to the shock of many health professionals. The keto diet aims to force the body into a state of ketosis by eating mostly fats and a tiny amount of carbs.
Ketosis occurs when the body doesn't get enough carbohydrates for energy and is forced to break down body fay to manufacture energy needed for metabolic processes. To make this happen, the keto diet limits the intake of carbs to 20-30 grams per day, but a lot of fat is included in the diet. The switch from carbs to fat as an energy source can be stressful to the body and may result in symptoms such as a headache, insomnia, fatigue, lethargy, brain fog and so many unpleasant side effects. But you feel better when the body eases fully into a state of ketosis, according to devotees of the keto
It was founded by Dr. Loren Cordain and is touted as the diet of the caveman. According to the founder, the Paleo diet is going back to the roots. It is eating food you were made to eat. According to the devotees of the paleo diet, humans started experiencing chronic illnesses after they left the hunter-gatherer life and opted for a life of agriculture where they till the land and drink milk. In short, we need to revert to the food preferences of the human beings of pre-Biblical times.
The problem with this diet is that it is almost impossible to replicate the conditions of the earlier man in this age. Unless you are willing to make some strange lifestyle choices such as living in the jungle with some primitive tribe, your paleo diet can never be pure in the real sense of the word. The way we produce our meats and fruits are starkly different from what obtains in the past, but a paleo adherent will have to make do with what is available.
The paleo diet is rich in protein sources such as eggs, meat, and seafood. They also take a lot of healthy oils such as those from walnut, olive, avocado, coconut, and flaxseed. The rest of the diet consist of non-starchy vegetables, fruits, and nuts. The paleo diet is free of processed foods, although some of the cooking methods of paleo meals are in fact food processing. The diet is also free of cereal grains, potatoes, and dairy