Is keto diet harmful? Study states it can lead to type 2 diabetes

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A low-carb, high-fat diet may not be as healthy as it seems it can enhance the risk of type 2 diabetes in the long run...

In recent times, a high-fat and low-carb pattern of diet such as keto diet - has gained momentum with promises of making people lose weight in less time and having healthy effects on health..

However, all of it might not be true a recent study led by Dr. Barbora De Courten and Robel Hussen Kabthymer, Monash University, published in 2024, states that following trendy diets can actually enhance the risk of having type 2 diabetes in the long run...

The long research, conducted for 14 hours with 39000 adults being kept under observation follows the pattern by which low-carb diet and the risk of type 2 diabetes can be linked..

It states that people following a low-carbohydrate, high-protein and high-fat diet are at 20 percent higher risk of having type 2 diabetes..

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