Study : Ketogenic Diet Burns Fat and Builds Muscle

From : www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12077732

"Body composition and hormonal responses to a carbohydrate-restricted diet.

Volek JS, Sharman MJ, Love DM, Avery NG, Gómez AL, Scheett TP, Kraemer WJ.
Human Performance Laboratory, Department of Kinesiology, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT 06269-1110, USA.

The few studies that have examined body composition after a carbohydrate-restricted diet have reported enhanced fat loss and preservation of lean body mass in obese individuals. The role of hormones in mediating this response is unclear. We examined the effects of a 6-week carbohydrate-restricted diet on total and regional body composition and the relationships with fasting hormone concentrations. Twelve healthy normal-weight men switched from their habitual diet (48% carbohydrate) to a carbohydrate-restricted diet (8% carbohydrate) for 6 weeks and 8 men served as controls, consuming their normal diet. Subjects were encouraged to consume adequate dietary energy to maintain body mass during the intervention. Total and regional body composition and fasting blood samples were assessed at weeks 0, 3, and 6 of the experimental period. Fat mass was significantly (P <or=.05) decreased (-3.4 kg) and lean body mass significantly increased (+1.1 kg) at week 6. There was a significant decrease in serum insulin (-34%), and an increase in total thyroxine (T(4)) (+11%) and the free T(4) index (+13%). Approximately 70% of the variability in fat loss on the carbohydrate-restricted diet was accounted for by the decrease in serum insulin concentrations. There were no significant changes in glucagon, total or free testosterone, sex hormone binding globulin (SHBG), insulin-like growth factor-I (IGF-I), cortisol, or triiodothyronine (T(3)) uptake, nor were there significant changes in body composition or hormones in the control group. Thus, we conclude that a carbohydrate-restricted diet resulted in a significant reduction in fat mass and a concomitant increase in lean body mass in normal-weight men, which may be partially mediated by the reduction in circulating insulin concentrations."

Interesting read but I'm not one for the Keto-diet thing. It mess up your liver badly and if you do that while on juice you're really giving your liver a bashing...

I hate the liver but I dont wanna wake up one day finding it halfway to the toilet!!:lol:

I think the diet is fine as long as you have a good cheat meal..

I have been on one for long know. My liver is fine .

I saw it yesterday !!

LSJ wrote:

Interesting read but I'm not one for the Keto-diet thing. It mess up your liver badly and if you do that while on juice you're really giving your liver a bashing...

I hate the liver but I dont wanna wake up one day finding it halfway to the toilet!!:lol:

That is simply not true.

There is no scientific evidence that a ketogenic diet damages any major organ or has any negative health side-effects.

Dude, you're getting me wrong :huh:
All I'm saying is that (as far as my knowledge go) a high protein diet puts strain on the liver. When on AAS you should know very well what you are doing or like Acid take a cheat meal otherwise you put additional strain on the liver. Thats my humble opinion....

LSJ wrote:

Dude, you're getting me wrong :huh:
All I'm saying is that (as far as my knowledge go) a high protein diet puts strain on the liver.

You don't increase your protein intake on a ketogenic diet, you keep it the same, but swop carbs for fat to get your energy.

BigDave is right. My wife has done the Ketogenic more than once for contest prep and it works the bomb. I will mail the whole book to Admin and he can post it under downloads.

Dave Palumbo's Ketogenic Cutting Diet :

meal 1 6 whole omega-3 eggs
meal 2 8oz of chicken with half cup raw almonds
meal 3 50g whey with 2 tblsp all natural peanut butter
meal 4 8oz of salmon with 1 cup asparagus with 1 tblsp macadamia nut oil.
meal 5 50g whey with 2 tblsp of peanut butter
meal 6 6 whole omega-3 eggs.

Remember, there's NO CARBS in this diet. So, the shake would be 50g Whey and 1-2 tablespoons of all natural peanut butter or almond butter or Macadamia nut butter or cashew nut butter

Just no added carbs. What's naturally in the product. Nuts or the nut butters for example, have SOME carbs. I just don't want you adding additional carbs.

The premise of the diet is high protein (about 1- 1 1/2 gram per pound), moderate fat (about 1/2 g per lb) and low low carbs (no direct sources of carbs). During this diet, the brain goes into ketosis (it uses ketone bodies for energy-- fats) and thus the energy requirements by the body can almost all be supplied by fats (which you'll be taking in plenty of). The only activity that uses carbs will be the weight workout which may use 40grams per workout. You will get these 40g indirectly through the foods you'll be eating. As a backup, the cheat meal you'll be having once per week will provide a storehouse of glycogen (glucose) in case of emergency. So, you see, very little gluconeogenesis in the liver will be occurring. If we keep cortisol low (by restricting STIMULANTS) we'll ensure that muscle is spared!

Question: I guess what I’m confused about are the fact if you eat too many veggies with that sabotage the diet? i feel hungry as crap when i just eat protein and veggies

Dave: I'm sure you ARE hungry........it's a tough diet. You must limit yourself to 1 cup of green fibrous veggies like asparagus, broccoli, cauliflower, or green beans

Feeling Tired?

Dave: When your carbs go to virtually nothing (which they should be), for the first 3-4 days you will feel "weird" since the brain is desperately searching for glucose to use and it's starving for fuel. Once that initial 3 days is done, your brain will switch to using ketone bodies (fats) and it will seem as though someone flipped on the light switch-- you'll feel great. If you're always feeling "spaced out", it's probably because you're eating too many grams of carbs.


Strength in gym?

Dave: Don't worry about strength when you're dieting. No one cares how much you bench press when you're up on stage posing. Stay the course and you'll be amazed at your conditioning level when you get to the show. Make sure to have a weekly cheat MEAL to keep the diet working.

ur talking bout liver problems here and there in this thread,one thing that i have seen in ronnies vid, is that he takes a prescription drug for his liver.