Keto diet, here are 5 hidden side effects of the diet

The keto diet is a very popular diet recently, but it too, like everyone else, also has initial side effects

Keto diet, here are 5 hidden side effects of the diet
Keto diet, here are 5 hidden side effects of the diet

Many people follow specific dietary regimes to try to get fit, lose weight. Without a doubt, in order to do this, it is important to significantly decrease calories, entering a low-calorie state. From here, then, you can choose various strategies, such as the keto diet, so widespread in recent years. It is mainly based on fats, which must predominate over other nutrients. Carbohydrates must be very few, while proteins must be balanced.



Five side effects of the keto diet

Of course, like everything else, there can also be side effects. Specifically, here are five hidden negative effects that the keto diet produces:


  • At the beginning of the diet, we can face headaches, physical weakness, gastrointestinal discomforts, as our body changes its way of doing and takes energy from fats and not from carbohydrates. It is called "ketogenic influence".
  • A keto diet can help you quickly reduce weight in the beginning, but most of the time this weight returns, as the carbohydrates that are lost are mainly made up of water, so it is a temporary weight loss due to liquids.
  • Gastrointestinal disorders may occur, with a greater need to go to the bathroom. This is because reducing carbohydrates also reduces fiber, which is very important for a general bowel movement.
  • It could have a metallic taste in the mouth, which disappears after a while. It is due to the state of "ketosis" in which the body enters, which leads to the production of small molecules of acetone, a substance that is also found in the enamel.
  • We must try to drink more, especially more frequently, as we have little water in the body, which