Responding to
    RESPONDING
   KETO
        TO KETO
   CLIAMS
         CLAIMS
    How to Combat the Top
    15 Anti-Keto Arguments
         RESPONDING TO KETO CLAIMS
    As the ketogenic diet continues to gain popularity, it has also started to
    gain a lot of negative media attention. From cardiologists saying that
    keto will kill you, to that family member who insists eating fat will make
    you fat, there are plenty of misconceptions out there about the safety
    and efficacy of the ketogenic diet.
     
    Whether it’s in news articles or Jillian Michaels’ interviews, chances are
    you’ve seen headlines that have described the ketogenic diet as
    dangerous, risky, or unsafe. Most of these claims come without any
    substantiation whatsoever, and the ones that do are severely flawed.
     
    This E-Book is going to be the best tool in your arsenal for responding
    to these comments with research-backed evidence. Below, you will
    find the top 15 arguments made against the ketogenic diet, followed
    by thoughtful, science-based answers and rebuttals.
            RESPONDING TO KETO CLAIMS
                       Claim #1:
        The ketogenic diet relies heavily on saturated fats that will clog your
                 arteries and lead to heart disease.
    “A ketogenic diet has numerous risks. Top of the list: it's high in saturated fat.
    McManus recommends that you keep saturated fats to no more than 7% of your
    daily calories because of the link to heart disease. And indeed, the keto diet is
    associated with an increase in "bad" LDL cholesterol, which is also linked to heart
    disease.” — Harvard Health
                       Response
    The ketogenic diet does not heavily rely on saturated fat. A well-formulated
    ketogenic diet places emphasis on clean ingredients and whole foods.
    Furthermore, the research correlating saturated-fat consumption to heart disease
    is outdated and has been disproven many times. Research has shown time-and-
    time again that sugar is the leading cause of cardiovascular disease. In fact, the
    studies that “proved” saturated fat cause heart disease were written by Harvard
    nutritionists who were funded by the Sugar Research Foundation to downplay
    sugar’s role in cardiovascular disease.
     
    “A meta-analysis of prospective epidemiologic studies showed that there is
    no significant evidence for concluding that dietary saturated fat is associated
    with an increased risk of CHD or CVD.” – Tarino, 2010
                       Research
    For more information on how the sugar industry influenced heart disease
    research, check out this paper:
    https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamainternalmedicine/article-abstract/2548255
    A meta-analysis of over 300,000 individuals showed that saturated fat is not
    correlated with an increased risk of cardiovascular disease.
    https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20071648
    This systematic review found no association between saturated fat intake and
    all-cause mortality, CVD, CHD, stroke, and type II diabetes.
    https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26268692