keto

Popular as the keto diet may be, there’s no evidence that a low-carb diet is any healthier than one that includes a balance of all macronutrients.

The keto group lost more fat-free mass, but Hall points out that a big component of that is water, which you always lose when you cut carbs.

In a study he conducted, he found that energy expenditure increased 57 calories per day on the keto diet, although there was no accompanying fat loss.

This time, he compared a keto diet to a low-fat, high-carb plant-based diet.

The keto diet was tied for second to last, with Whole30 just above it.

Around the time Elite took over,” she says, “I was put on a so-called keto diet.