Is Keto the new Atkins?

[freddyboy]

Every where I go all I hear about is keto-this and keto-that and it's really annoying LOL. It totally reminds me of the Atkins phase. Even diet pills...it's like everyone is Keto-related. Please tell me this is just a fad and it's going away soon...

[Gina]

Yes. I mean it's not like Atkins, but in term of it being a fad it certainly is. Don't worry Freddyboy, all fads have one thing in common, they don't last forever. Keto has already had its time at the top and is on it's way down. I think this is probably the final year of it being as insanely popular as it was.

[chefmel]

Yeah. It's definitely the new fad. That said, I agree with Gina ! I think it's had its heyday. Some other new thing will be the fad soon enough and then we'll wish we had keto back hahaha

[freddyboy]

Yeah. It's definitely the new fad. That said, I agree with Gina ! I think it's had its heyday. Some other new thing will be the fad soon enough and then we'll wish we had keto back hahaha

Okay. I have to tell you that I'm really glad you both feel this way. I'm just so sick to death of Keto this and keto that....why oh why does everyone just suddenly jump on board with the latest fad when they don't actually know what it does to them. ...I mean how can you think that following such a restrictive diet that is hard to maintain, that puts your body in a state of constant ketosis (which isn't normal for most people) and that science has figured out what the long term effects are could be good.

[antoniojones1968]

Clearly you guys aren't Keto fans. I'm not saying that you should be or anything, but try to keep in mind that if this diet does work for some people and they like it, there really isn't anything wrong with that. What's important for all of us is that we find whatever diet helps us lose the weight we want to lose. What you're going to like isn't going to be liked by someone else and that's okay.