What’s the Difference Between Paleo and Keto Diets?
Today, you’d be hard-pressed to read a health magazine or step into any gym without hearing something about paleo and ketogenic diets.
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Many people follow these diets because they want to lose weight or improve their overall health. Yet since both diets are so popular, you may be wondering how they differ.
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The paleo diet, sometimes referred to as “the caveman diet,” is based on the principle that eating foods that were available to early humans will promote optimal health.
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One of the fundamental theories behind the paleo diet is that modern food systems, production and processing techniques are damaging to human health.
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Most tissues in the human body prefer using the glucose from carbohydrates for energy
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Ketosis is the metabolic state in which your body uses calories from fat, instead of carbs, to create the energy needed to carry out its normal functions
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The keto, or ketogenic, diet aims to induce ketosis through the calculated adjustment of dietary macronutrients, namely carbs, protein and fat
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In comparison to a “standard” diet, the macronutrient distribution of the keto diet is shifted significantly in favor of fat, with moderate protein and very few carbs.