What Is a Ketovore Diet? Should You Be Doing It?

If you're interested in optimizing your diet for health and longevity, you've probably heard of the ketogenic and carnivore diets. But what about the ketovore diet? This blog will answer your most burning ketovore diet questions.

Keto vs Carnivore

The ketovore diet, sometimes called the keto carnivore diet, is a blend of the two popular eating styles. So to understand what the ketovore diet is, you first need a solid understanding of carnivore versus keto.

Keto

The keto diet focuses on low-carbohydrate, high-fat foods. Calories from fat generally make up at least 70% of the diet, while calories from carbs usually account for under 10%. In traditional moderate- to high-carb diets, carbohydrates are converted into glucose, serving as the primary energy source for your body and brain. When carbs are drastically restricted with the keto diet, your liver produces ketones from fat. Ketones are an alternative energy source for your body. Once you've been on the keto diet for a few days, and your body's glycogen stores are used up, ketones become your body's main energy source. This is known as being in ketosis.

Although the mechanisms aren't entirely understood, the keto diet is often used to decrease appetite and aid weight loss [1]. Medical professionals have long used the keto diet to control diabetes and epilepsy, and it can potentially improve the health of people suffering from many other chronic medical conditions [2]. People on the ketogenic diet usually eat large amounts of animal products along with nuts and seeds, avocados, and plant oils. They also include small amounts of high-quality plant-based foods like leafy greens and other vegetables [1]. 

For more useful information, you can refer to the Diagnox blogs about the ketogenic diet.

Carnivore

The carnivore diet is a strict type of ketogenic diet in which all calories come from animal products. Unlike the traditional keto diet, you completely eliminate plant-based products on the carnivore diet. The diet is used for weight loss, blood sugar regulation, and as an elimination diet to reduce digestive problems. Research on this diet is still new and long-term health effects aren't fully understood [3].

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