Ketogenic Diet After Gastric Bypass

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Ketogenic diet after gastric bypass. I m hoping this will be a helpful guide to set you on the right path to losing weight on the keto diet after bariatric surgery. After having a baby and not being able to take off the weight i regained my husband and i decided to give the ketogenic diet aka keto low carb lchf low carb high fat a try. I could never sustain a diet or any weight loss. I was obese i weighed 130 kg 287 lbs for my 170 cm 5 5.

We suggest other weight loss diets over the keto diet due to eliminating too many carbs which are part of a balanced diet after bariatric surgery. 10 1007 s11010 005 9001 x view in article pointing out that the logic defying ketogenic diet results in reduced bad cholesterol ldl levels and elevated good cholesterol hdl levels. After the surgery i lost a lot of weight and i weighed 70 kg 154 lbs in 2012. Because of the high fat content within the ketogenic diet program you may find it ineffective or unsustainable in the long run because of possible nutritional deficiencies and malabsorption.

In the classic ketogenic diet the macronutrient breakdown of fats protein and carbohydrates is 90 6 and 4 respectively. Long term effects of the ketogenic diet in obese subjects with high cholesterol level. After not succeeding with diets i underwent bariatric surgery in 2010. The weight loss experience from keto is usually due to muscle loss rather than the optimal weight reduction as a result of fat loss.

Followers of the modern ketogenic diet tout it as a means to turn the body into a fat burning machine even more so than the earlier low carb craze diet the atkins diet. The basics of the ketogenic diet. Three years after surgery i regained weight again. I had gastric bypass in 8.

Lastly although the keto diet itself has been researched for its benefits and success in supporting weight loss the keto diet after gastric bypass specifically lacks long term research. This makes it difficult to determine whether keto after bariatric surgery is a good idea for long term use. Ketogenic diet can be an option for patients who are at least 30 days out of gastric sleeve or gastric bypass surgery.