The keto diet is a diet plan that focuses on eating high fat and low carb diet.
Those who eat the diet tend to get the majority of their calories from fat.
Eating this in manner puts the body into a state of ketosis, which means it burns fats as it primary source of fuel, as opposed to carbohydrates.
A nutritionist recently gave Express.co.uk their tips on how to get the most out of the keto diet.
Hebe Mills, founder of Hebe Mills Nutrition, said: “Try to include as many different foods from the ‘allowed’ list as possible, this includes nuts, avocados, eggs, fish, meat aubergines, cheese and natural fats such as butter and olive oil. This will ensure you are get a variety of nutrients.
“Seek advice from a nutrition expert and your GP before starting the diet – the ketogenic diet eliminates carbohydrates, forcing the body to rely on fat as a source of fuel.”
Can drinking apple cider vinegar boost the benefits of the keto plan?
Apple cider vinegar is made using apples and contains acids that are said to help boost weight loss efforts.
Keto blog Bulletproof.com claims apple cider vinegar (ACV) does help those on the keto diet.
Acetic acid in the drink can boost the energy in your cells, helping to boost the metabolism.
It claims that the dreaded ‘keto fog’, a phrase used to describe the confusion and lethargy that can be experience when starting the diet, can be helped by drinking apple cider vinegar.
The apple cider weight loss benefits have long been touted by health enthusiasts.
A number of studies have shown the effects, including a study of obese rats.
It found the drink not only reduced the store of belly fat, but stopped them from gaining fat as easily in the first place.
Another study found dieters who has two tablespoons of ACV a day saw an increased average weight loss of 3.7 pounds.
When you should you take apple cider vinegar?
Slimmers can gulp the drink at any time of day, but having it at least twice will see greater weight loss results.
Coconut oil can also help with weight loss, it’s been revealed.
Several studies show that just by adding coconut oil to your diet, slimmers can lose fat, especially the “dangerous” fat in the abdominal cavity.
Coconut oil is high in Medium Chain Triglycerides, which are fatty acids that are metabolised differently than most other fats, leading to beneficial effects on metabolism.