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Ketogenic Diet, also known as the Keto Diet, refers to diet limiting or nearly eliminating dietary carbohydrates in favor of fat and protein in order to induce a metabolic state known as ketosis, in which the body's energy supply is primarily fueled by ketone bodies in the bloodstream.

History

In the early 1920s, the ketogenic diet was born out of studies which discovered various ketone bodies present in the blood of healthy individuals who abstained from eating carbohydrate. The diet was initially used for patients suffering from epilepsy as an alternative to fasting.

Paleo Diet

The paleo diet is a type gluten free diet which attempts to eliminate foods that were not consumed by humans prior to the Neolithic agricultural revolution, including dairy, legumes, processed oils, refined sugars and all grains.

Online Presence

On May 26th, 2010, the /r/keto^[1] subreddit was launched by Redditor jarly for discussions about ketogenic diets. Over the next eight years, the subreddit gained over 505,000 subscribers. Several other keto-related subreddits were subsequently created, including /r/ketogains,^[2] /r/ketoscience,^[3] /r/ketorecipies^[4] and /r/ketocirclejerk.^[5] On March 9th, 2016, YouTuber PictureFit uploaded an explainer video titled "The Ketogenic Diet Explained in Under 5 Minutes," which received more than 2.04 million views and 2,200 comments over the next two years (shown below, left). On February 27th, 2017, YouTuber Thomas DeLauer uploaded a video explaining the difference between low carbohydrate and ketogenic diets (shown below, right).

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