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Myth #3: Keto is nutritionally poor

I read versions of this one a lot. Especially from experts claiming that it leads to malnutrition due to the absence of grains and fruits. This myth is just a highly uneducated misinterpretation of Keto. The reality is that, unlike what most mainstream Keto proponents say, when you do Keto, as many do, focusing on butter, beef and bacon, you’ll have a massive nutritional gap to fill, however this is true for most diets really.

If you do Keto with a base on fresh vegetables and real food it can be much more nourishing than a “normal” diet because you’re not bulking up with low quality and anti-nutrients dense grains, and you’re also absorbing vitamins and minerals better by combining them with healthy fats.

It is also important to say that in everything related to nutrition, quality is key. You can do Keto eating mostly junk but that sooner or later will bring you health issues; whilst if you focus on a Ketogenic Diet packed with mostly organic, fresh and unprocessed vegetables and seeds, antibiotics and hormone free proteins and, large amounts of clean fats, both animal and vegetal, you will be setting yourself for success.