- ketogenic diet
- eaters to essentially forgo all carbohydrates
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Three huge new studies of more than half a million people are casting major doubts on the keto diet
Because sugar is a carb, many keto dieters drastically reduce their sugar intake on the diet, but they eliminate healthier carbs too. Nutritionists are starting to notice that people who live the longest tend to incorporate more plant-based foods into their diets, which include fiber-rich carbs.
Whether you cut carbs or not, nutritionists are zeroing in on healthy, whole foods that come mainly from plants, not animals, as the secret to a longer life.
Scientists and dietitians are starting to agree on the recipe for a long, healthy life. It's not sexy, and it doesn't involve fancy pills or pricey diet potions.
Fill your plate with plants. Include vegetables, whole grains, healthy fats, and legumes. Don't include a lot of meat, milk, or highly-processed foods that a gardener or farmer wouldn't recognize.
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The popular keto diet, which involves strictly limiting carbs to less than 50 grams a day (that's no more than two apples' worth), and subsisting primarily on high-fat foods, is one of those restrictive diets that could have harmful long-term consequences.
Other low-carb weight-loss strategies that fall into this category include the paleo diet, Atkins, Dukan, and Whole 30. Besides their potential for harm, nutrition experts routinely say these popularlow-carb diets are really hard to follow.
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