Healthy living calls for healthy habits, and following a nutritional diet is one essential element that you should consider. In Paleo vs Keto, which one is more suitable for longevity?
What is the keto diet?
The ketogenic diet consists of a low-carb and high-fat diet that drastically reduces carbohydrate intake and replaces it with fat [1]. This decrease in carbs sets your body into a metabolic state called ketosis [2].
When this occurs, your body becomes highly efficient at burning fat and converting it into energy. Also, it transforms fat into ketones (in the liver) and supply power to the brain [3].
Ketogenic diets can provoke significant declines in blood sugar and insulin levels. This effect, along with the raised ketones, carries some health benefits.
What is the paleo diet?
On the other hand, paleo is a diet based on foods presumed to have been consumed by early humans, consisting mainly of meat, fish, vegetables, and fruit, but excluding dairy or grain products and processed food.
Pros and cons of Paleo and Keto diets
The keto diet has a scientific background, though not specifically for weight loss. Some evidence has found that a keto diet can be effective for patients with epilepsy [4]. The Epilepsy Foundation encourages the ketogenic diet to manage seizures and is usually recommended for children who fail to respond to prescription remedies [5].
Unlike keto, paleo has gained popularity because of its back-to-basics technique. It concentrates on raising the intake of whole foods, all fruits and vegetables, lean proteins, and healthy fats while reducing processed foods, sugar and salt.
Paleo proponents assert that it can:
Stabilise blood sugarHelp with weight lossIncrease energyReduce inflammationReduce the risk of chronic diseases
Still, some in the scientific field do not agree with all of these assertions. It is still undecided if the paleo diet can have long-term benefits for people with type 2 diabetes [6] . According to the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, this dietary plan overall “still lacks evidence.” [7]
As with keto, there are health advocates who do not favour removing grains, dairy and legumes from the diet. Legumes, for example, are…