Today S Dietitian Ketogenic Diet
Guide interested patiernts in the safe use of a ketogenic diet.
Today s dietitian ketogenic diet. Today s dietitian magazine the leading news source for dietitians and nutritionists covering topics such as diabetes management long term care new products and technologies career strategies nutrition research updates supplements culinary arts food allergies fitness sports medicine and much more. I ve been hearing a lot of buzz about people going on a ketogenic diet so they can lose weight. Describe the ketogenic diet.
Discuss long term sustainability of maintaining a ketogenic diet. There s science for and against following a ketogenic diet for weight loss and the long term effects on the body and weight maintenance are questionable. One plan has dominated the inquiries lately.
Today the theory behind these eating plans is that consuming minimal carbohydrate places the body in a state of ketosis to produce both glycemic control and weight loss in those at risk of or who. As a dietitian my patients ask about a wide variety of diets. How wide is the divide between the hype and the research.
The ketogenic diet for weight loss by carrie dennett mph rdn cd today s dietitian vol. 5000 5070 5080 5300 suggested cdr performance indicators. Identify possible long term side effects on nutrition status and risk of vitamin and mineral deficiencies.
Discuss how the ketogenic diet promotes weight loss. Suggested cdr learning codes. This is quite extreme and shouldn t be attempted without medical supervision and the help of a dietitian.
There is not one standard ketogenic diet with a specific ratio of macronutrients carbohydrates protein fat the ketogenic diet typically reduces total carbohydrate intake to less than 50 grams a day less than the amount found in a medium plain bagel and can be as low as 20 grams a day. Since i ve never put a patient on a diet i haven t tried myself. Since the early 1900s ketogenic diets have been used in medical care mostly for treating children and adults with refractory epilepsy but their popularity in the general public has surged in recent years 1 3 this.