The Top 3 Mistakes People Make On A Keto Diet + How To Fix Them

Diets come and go, and the latest fad always generates excitement, but there is one new diet trend that has legitimate and exciting science behind it: the ketogenic diet, which has been shown to enhance brain health, restore energy, stabilize blood sugar, lower inflammation, and more. And while it may seem like everyone is currently “going keto,” this high-fat, moderate-protein, low-carb diet isn’t a no-brainer. There are ways to do it right, and ways to do it wrong. As a functional medicine practitioner, I see firsthand how this potentially beneficial diet can quickly become detrimental, even though the person trying keto has all the best intentions. Fortunately, the most common keto mistakes are easily remedied. Here are the things I most often see people doing that can inhibit their success in reaching their ultimate health and weight loss goals.

Mistake 1: Prioritizing macronutrients over food quality.

Just because the fat-protein-carb ratio of food happens to coincide with what is appropriate for keto doesn’t mean that food is good for you. If all you think about is “more fat,” you could choose inflammatory junk foods containing cheap industrial oils, artificial sweeteners, and trans fats, while depriving yourself of real whole-food healthy fats, not to mention vitamins and minerals. This can worsen your health problems rather than helping them.

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