10 Proven Health Benefits of Low-Carb and Ketogenic Diets

10 Proven Health Benefits of Low-Carb and Ketogenic Diets
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Low-carb diets have been controversial for decades.

They were originally demonized by fat-phobic health professionals and the media.

People believed that these diets would raise cholesterol and cause heart disease because of the high fat content.

However… times are changing.

Since the year 2002, over 20 human studieshave been conducted on low-carb diets.

In almost every one of those studies, low-carb diets come out ahead of the diets they are compared to.

Not only does low-carb cause more weight loss, it also leads to major improvements in most risk factors… including cholesterol.

Here are the 10 proven health benefits of low-carb and ketogenic diets.

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