The Key To Keto

Bacon, cheese, butter— yup, high-fat foods are fair game on this buzzy diet. Intrigued? Read on for all the facts.

- Arielle Franklin

These days, you can’t go anywhere without hearing about the ketogenic diet. Celebs like Kourtney Kardashian and Halle Berry have done it, Pinterest is flooded with recipe ideas for it, and #keto has been used more than 6 million times on Instagram. There’s definitely something behind all the hype. “If the diet is done right, you can lose a substantial amount of weight,” says Josh Axe, doctor of natural medicine and clinical nutritionist. But weight loss aside, is it actually a healthy way to live? Here, everything you need to know before trying it.

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