Written by Alex Reed
Intro
Have you ever wondered, from where here is your energy coming from? For the average person, the answer is carbohydrates. It is estimated that the average person gets around 60% of their daily calories from carbohydrates like bread, pasta, chips and so on. Although these foods can be fast energy sources, they often play a part in different health conditions like leaky gut, diabetes, and obesity.
That is one of the reasons behind the rise of popularity of low-carb eating styles, especially the
keto diet. Although the buzz around the ketogenic diet is getting bigger and bigger, the reality is that this eating philosophy isn't anything new. The ketogenic diet was developed during the 1920s for epilepsy treatment. Research has shown many positive effects on human body, in addition to helping with epilepsy.
But how did this eating style go from epilepsy treatment to weight-loss star? Well, one of the reasons is definitely because celebrities discovered its benefits and thanks to them the popularity of the ketogenic diet has grown tremendously. Examples of celebrities who have enjoyed the ketogenic lifestyle are Kim Kardashian, Halle Berry, and Melissa McCarthy.