Keto diet: link to diabetes risk

Ketogenic diets that are low-carbohydrate, high-fat diets that have been exposed to decrease weight loss may cause an increased risk of Type 2 diabetes in the primary stage of the diet. They change metabolism so that energy derives from fat instead of sugar. Type 2 diabetes is one of the most persistent challenges of now a days and its vital root has not been fully understood. Ketogenic diets, which are low in carbohydrate and high in fat, are known to lead to weight loss and have been considered to be healthy. These results raise new questions about ketogenic diets and whether or not they are actually healthy.

Diabetes is one of the major health concerns we face. Even though ketogenic diets are well-known to be healthy, our results show that there may be an increased risk of insulin resistance with this type of diet that may principal to Type 2 diabetes. Insulin is released in the blood and control blood sugar levels including signaling the liver to stop generating sugar. If this system is reduced and the body does not use insulin appropriately, which is called insulin resistance, individuals are likely to progress high blood sugar levels. For ketogenic diets this process for controlling blood sugar levels does not effort accurately and there was insulin resistance in the liver. When the liver is unable to respond to normal levels of insulin to control blood sugar levels this may lead to an increased risk of Type 2 diabetes.