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by haltingproblem 2133 days ago
Not everyone is the same and if your diet works for you, that is great.

You have a lot of scientifically inaccurate statements in your comment. You are confusing keto with keto acidosis. Dr. Phinney, MD, Ph.D and chief scientist of Virta Health has very good lectures on youtube going over these terms which will dispel many of your misconceptions. They also have 30 years of data on keto diets.

On keto, The goal is to keep fat calories to 70-75. In our ancestral environment, we did not have grains, fruits or sugar in most forms. Ancestral forms of fruits like banana had seeds and were barely sweet.