The Keto Diet

<p><a href="patreon.com/yourdietsucks" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Support us on Patreon!</a></p><p>Keto promised something no other diet could: cut the carbs, flip a metabolic switch, and burn fat without counting a single calorie. A magic loophole in human physiology. So does it actually work?</p><p>This week we trace keto from a deaf Victorian undertaker who accidentally invented the first diet book, to a 1920s epilepsy clinic that turned fasting into medicine, to the bankrupt Atkins empire, to the shirtless guys on TikTok insisting grains ruined their lives. Then we get into the science: what ketosis actually is, why the carb-insulin hypothesis doesn&#39;t survive a metabolic ward, what Kevin Hall&#39;s lockdown studies really found, and why you should treat &quot;it worked for me&quot; with a grain of ketogenic salt.</p><p>We also get specific about athletes: what fat adaptation can and can&#39;t do and who might genuinely benefit from a low-carb approach versus who&#39;s just going to get slower and crankier (Zoë, for sure).</p><ul><li>rabbit: 10% off with code SUMMERSNACKS10 at runinrabbit.com</li><li>Tailwind Nutrition: 20% off with code YOURDIET20 at tailwindnutrition.com</li><li>Osmia Skincare: 20% off with code YDS20 at osmiaskincare.com</li><li>Microcosm Coaching: work with a real human coach at every level at microcosm-coaching.com</li></ul>