WHERE TO USE CAUTION ON THE KETO DIET

Question 1

WHY IS KETO NOT ADVISED FOR WOMEN WITH INFERTILITY?

Answer 1

OVARIES ARE SENSITIVE TO BLOOD SUGAR/INSULIN LEVELS.
IF INSULIN IS TO LOW, THE OVARIES MAY STOP OVULATING ALTOGETHER.
IT MAY CAUSE HYPOTHALAMIC AMENORRHEA (WHEN THE PERIOD STOPS)

Question 2

WHY IS KETO NOT ADVISED FOR PREGNANT AND BREASTFEEDING WOMEN?

Answer 2

MAY AFFECT THE CHILD’S ABILITY TO UTILIZE CARBS EFFICIENTLY.
RISK OF KETOACIDOSIS IS HIGHER.
**I WOULD ALSO ADD THE WOMAN WILL PROBABLY BE EATING TO LOW OF CALORIES AND DEFICIENT IN NUTRIENTS.

Question 3

SHOULD PEOPLE WITH A EATING DISORDER DO A KETO DIET?

Answer 3

NO

Question 4

SHOULD KETO BE USED WITH CHILDREN?

Answer 4

USE ONLY IN KIDS WHO HAVE A VERY CLEAR MEDICAL NEED, FOR EXAMPLE, THOSE WITH SEVERE EPILEPSY THAT IS REFRACTORY, OR STRUGGLING WITH THEIR MEDICATIONS.
KETO ALSO WILL POTENTIALLY INHIBIT GROWTH.

Question 5

IS KETO GOOD FOR HIGH INTENSITY ATHLETES?

Answer 5

HIGH-INTENSITY ATHLETES WHO RELY ON ANAEROBIC PATHWAYS TO FUEL THEIR TRAINING OFTEN PERFORM POORLY ON VERY-LOW CARB DIETS.
ANAEROBIC MEANS "WITHOUT OXYGEN," AND THAT MEANS AN ENVIRONMENT REQUIRES GLUCOSE AS A FUEL SOUCE, SO ANY SPORT THAT REQUIRES BURSTS OF HIGH-INTENSITY ACTIVITY WILL RELY ON ADEQUATE GLUCOSE STORES. THIS INCLUDES THINGS SUCH AS:
CROSSFIT
POWERLIFTING
SPRINTING
BASKETBALL
SOCCER 
JUJITSU...ETC

Question 6

IS KETO GOOD FOR HPA AXIS DYSFUNCTION?

Answer 6

NO
BLOOD SUGAR DYSREGULATION IS A PRIMARY CAUSE OF HPA AXIS DYSFUNCTION
A DIET TO HIGH OR TOO LOW IN SUGAR/CARBS CAN WORSEN THE CONDITION
INADEQUATE CALORIE INTAKE ON KETO CAN ALSO WORSEN THE PROBLEM.

Question 7

IS KETO GOOD FOR HYPOTHYROIDISM?

Answer 7

NO
INSULIN IS REQUIRED TO CONVERT T4 TO T3
KETO CAN CAUSE VERY LOW INSULIN LEVELS WHICH CAN REDUCE PRODUCTION OF T3 WHICH CAN CAUSE HYPOTHYROID SYMPTOMS.
INADEQUATE CALORIE OR MACRONUTRIENT INTAKE CAN IMPAIR THYROID FUNCTION.

Question 8

WHAT PRECAUTIONS DO PEOPLE WITH HIGH CHOLESTEROL NEED TO WATCH FOR ON A KETO DIET?

Answer 8

PEOPLE WITH HIGH CHOLESTEROL (HYPERCHOLESTEROLMIA/SENSITIVE TO SATURATED FAT IN DIET) NEED TO BE AWARE KETO CAN CAUSE HIGH CHOLESTEROL AND LDL PARTICLE NUMBER.
BLOOD SUGAR AND TRIGLYCERIDES MAY BE NORMAL OR EVEN LOW (GET TESTING)
HDL WILL BE HIGH

Question 9

IS KETO BENEFICAL FOR CANCER?

Answer 9

THERE HAS BEEN MIXED RESULTS…THE JURY IS STILL OUT.

THERE IS EVIDENCE THAT KETO CAN HELP IN GLIOMAS (A TYPE OF TUMOR), OR BRAIN TUMORS.

Question 10

WHAT IS THE LONG TERM KETO IMPACT ON GUT HEALTH?

Answer 10

KETO DIET CAN BE LOWER IN SOLUBLE FIBER AND RESISTANT STARCH, WHICH FEED BENEFICIAL BACTERIA.
INDIVIDUALS CAN DEVELOP CONSTIPATION.
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