Bodybuilding And Ketogenic Diet - Assignment

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BODYBUILDING AND KETOGENIC DIET
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Slide 1- Ketogenic Diet
Ketogenic diet is a low carbohydrate diet that mostly constitutes of protein and fat. The ongoing
trend of ketogenic diet is useful for weight loss but initially it was discovered for epilepsy for its
high fat content. In the beginning the carbohydrate content is minimized and eventually it is
completely replaced with fat. The restriction of carbohydrate leads to a metabolic state of ketosis,
which increases the rate of fat burning for energy. The energy for the brain is taken from the fat
that turns into ketones in the liver. The ideal amount of protein is 20%, fat is 75% and
carbohydrate is 5%.
Slide 2- Foods included in ketogenic diet
Foods like these can be included in a ketogenic diet.
Fatty Fish- Salmon, Sardines, Anchovies and Tuna.
Meat- Chicken, Egg, Beef
Cheese- Greek yoghurts, cheddar and mozzarella.
Healthy fat- Avocados, seed butters, olive oil, unrefined coconut oils, nuts and flax seeds.
Butter and Cream- Milk products with high fat content
Green Vegetables- Broccoli, Asparagus, Cucumber, green beans, and cabbage.
Slide 3- Body Building
Body building is the concept of increasing the muscle in the body to bring a change in size,
stature, muscularity and posing of the body. Most of the times it is done for recreational and
entertainment purpose such as body building competitions and for being featured in media and