As the epidemics of obesity and type 2 diabetes continue to worsen around the globe, a thorough evaluation of the evidence of the risks and benefits of popular diets becomes increasingly important over time.
Interest in the ketogenic diet and its potential to treat obesity and type 2 diabetes has been steadily growing in recent years. With a minimal amount of calories coming from carbohydrates and the majority of calories coming from fat, this diet leads to a state of physiological ketosis, in which ketone bodies replace glucose as the primary source of energy.