Is the ketogenic diet suitable for you? Nutritionist: Patients with three highs, renal dysfunction, and cardiovascular disease should not try it rashly

Some people adopt the ketogenic diet to lose weight. However, for people with three highs, renal dysfunction, cardiovascular or other chronic diseases, do not try the ketogenic diet lightly, as it may bring risks such as ketoacidosis. In addition, long-term use of a ketogenic diet may also cause bone loss due to reduced micronutrient intake, so you must be careful!

Women gain weight after menopause, adopt ketogenic diet to lose weight, health warning

Mrs. Yao, 51, has experienced irregular menstrual cycles since the year before last. Other physiological signs, such as hot flashes, night sweats, and insomnia, all tell her that she has entered menopause. What bothered her most was obesity. After entering menopause, her weight suddenly soared by several kilograms, and her waistline also increased significantly by several inches. The clothes and pants she usually wore became obviously tight, and she even had to buy new ones. Her daily walking became slow due to obesity, and her knees and leg muscles became sore easily due to obesity.

Half a year ago, she learned that the "ketogenic diet" was popular among many people who wanted to lose weight. Many netizens shared their successful weight loss results after following the ketogenic diet on the Internet. They said that they could lose weight quickly by controlling their diet instead of doing any deliberate exercise, which was very attractive to Mrs. Yao, who had no exercise habits. So she followed the ketogenic diet shared by netizens, and after trying it for 3 months, she quickly lost 7 kilograms and her figure became noticeably slimmer.

However, she used to like to eat white rice as her staple food and eat some fruit after meals. During the ketogenic diet, she had to greatly reduce her intake of starchy foods, and there were many restrictions on vegetables and fruits, which made her feel very painful. Once you have achieved good weight loss results, you can immediately return to your original eating habits. The characteristics of the ketogenic diet, which involves consuming a large amount of high-fat foods, led her to mistakenly believe that even if she returned to a normal diet, she could still achieve the effect of weight control by eating more high-fat foods. In just two months, my weight not only did not continue to decrease, but instead increased by several kilograms compared to before I lost weight.

Recently, Mrs. Yao went to Beitou Health Management Hospital for a routine health check-up. The report results showed that her blood fat and blood cholesterol concentrations showed a significant increase compared to previous records. When she was having a personal nutrition consultation with a nutritionist, she couldn't help but ask, "The ketogenic diet is so popular, but why is it that she can't stay thin for long and her health is in danger?"

Nutritionist: People with three highs, renal dysfunction, cardiovascular or other chronic diseases should not rashly try the ketogenic diet to lose weight

Nutritionist Pan Fuzi from Beitou Health Management Hospital reminds all people who want to lose weight to analyze the long-term implementation and overall health direction. If adopting the ketogenic diet, they must first recognize that it is not a balanced diet method. Because the ketogenic diet is very different from the eating habits of most Chinese people, it is common for many people to experience negative emotional effects when following the ketogenic diet. Common accompanying symptoms include: diarrhea, constipation, dizziness, increased hunger, fatigue, anxiety, etc. If further health check-ups are arranged, several abnormal test results may be found, such as increased blood fat, cholesterol levels or uric acid levels. Long-term implementation may also increase the risk of cardiovascular disease.

If you have three highs (high blood pressure, high blood lipids, and high blood sugar), renal dysfunction, cardiovascular or other chronic diseases, please do not try the ketogenic diet without consulting a specialist or nutritionist to avoid health hazards such as ketoacidosis. In addition, the ketogenic diet will significantly reduce the intake of micronutrients such as minerals needed to maintain bone health, so long-term implementation can easily lead to bone loss. Especially for people who quickly gain weight due to a decrease in hormones after menopause, they must not try the ketogenic diet without professional medical consultation. "Bone preservation" is the most important health issue for all menopausal people!

Nutritionist Pan Fuzi finally reminded that although the ketogenic diet is fast and effective for short-term weight loss, it is not suitable for everyone. The correct way to lose weight is to adopt a balanced diet that can be implemented for a long time and a diet control method that takes health into consideration.