Does the Keto diet butter up trouble?
This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science.
Keto promises weight loss by swapping carbs for fat. But what happens to your metabolism when you go full-fat?
Enter Molly Gallop and team at the University of Utah. After nine months, mice on keto diets weighed less than those on carb-based diets. But there’s a catch!
After a meal, keto mice had an overall higher blood sugar. AND it took three times longer for it to return to normal.
Keto may help you lose weight, but it could throw your body’s sugar control out of whack.
Keto isn’t just about cutting carbs, it’s cutting corners with your metabolism!
Reference: Molly R. Gallop et al. A long-term ketogenic diet causes hyperlipidemia, liver dysfunction, and glucose intolerance from impaired insulin secretion in mice.Sci. Adv.11,eadx2752(2025).DOI:10.1126/sciadv.adx2752