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Can an Indian thali go keto? The honest answer

Can an Indian thali go keto? The honest answer

Keto can work for weight loss, but it is hard on an Indian plate built from roti, rice and dal. The fast early drop is mostly water, and the real loss still comes from a calorie gap - so a lighter-carb thali you can keep often beats a strict keto you quit.

12 Jul 2026 · Burnie Academy
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Keto burns fat faster than any other diet.

mostly false

Mostly false at the start. When you cut carbs, your body first empties its glycogen stores. Each gram of glycogen holds 3 to 4 grams of water, so the first week's drop on the scale is mostly water, not fat. After that, real fat loss needs the same gap as any diet - about 7700 kcal for each kilo of fat. Keto works because it usually cuts total calories and tames hunger, not by magic.

Sources: Wikipedia - Glycogen · Wishnofsky 1960 - Caloric Equivalents of Gained or Lost Weight (JAMA)
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