Eating to live: Is the keto diet as good as they say?

A study published in Nutrients (2025) compared the keto diet with other low calorie diets. Its results show that keto can help lose weight more quickly, especially during the first weeks (up to 4.5 kg), due to loss of water and reduced appetite. In addition, it improves glucose control, insulin sensitivity and decreases inflammation in people with obesity or type 2 diabetes. But not all is positive: the keto diet ranked just 25th in the top gene…