The ketogenic diet does not align with the Dietary Guidelines for Americans, especially their recommendations for carbohydrate and saturated fat intake.
A ketogenic diet can be a healthier and simpler way of eating for some people. For others, it may not be. Due to its therapeutic origins, a ketogenic diet may be too restrictive and have too many barriers for the average person to begin and/or maintain, and its clinical benefits may not apply to you. The ketogenic diet does not align with the Dietary Guidelines for Americans, especially their recommendations for carbohydrate and saturated fat intake. At the same time, much research has been conducted on ketogenic diets, many studies are currently underway, and more will surely be pursued in the decades ahead. As more people contemplate giving keto a go, it will be critical for researchers to better understand the advantages and disadvantages of this eating pattern beyond its clinical research settings.