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Keto is a great way to LOSE weight, for a simple reason:
Your body burns free carbs first, then switches to fat reserves. "keto" is the state, of burning fat reserves.
When your body switches from carbs to fat, it makes you feel very hungry for a little while (30 minutes to a few hours). Think about how a few hours after breakfast, you will feel very hungry for a little while...but if you don't eat, it passes.
That's your body switching to burning fat. Once the switch is made, you feel fine. But during the switch, you feel very hungry.
So, keto is fantastic psychologically for losing weight--you never go through the hunger-inducing switch from free carbs to fats. So you end up eating less, because you feel hungry less often.
As a long-term solution, keto is terrible. It's hard on your body. If you want to be healthy long term, you eat a good mix of unsaturated fats, complex carbs, and complete proteins. It's really very simple.
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