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Nov 18, 2016

: Episode 707 - Dominic D'Agostino rejoins Vinnie Tortorich on this Friday edition of Fitness Confidential podcast. The two discuss ketogenic diets, and keto and weight loss. 

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DR. DOMINIC D'AGOSTINO

  • Dominic has been coming on the show since the very start
  • He is the associate professor at USF, college of medicine
    • Department of molecular pharmacology and physiology
  • Also senior research scientist at Institute for Human and Machine Cognition
  • Has his PhD of course 
  • Susan Masino is a colleague of his 
  • Check out his website here
  • He is a big proponent of the ketogenic diet
  • Check out his book here

KETOSIS AND SEIZURE CONTROL

  • Started doing research for ketogenic diet in 2010
  • Did research into deep diving seizures and a ketogenic diet

KETO AND WEIGHT LOSS

  • There was a study that came out that said ketogenic diet was not conducive to weight loss
    • Contradicts much of what we know!
  • From the medical community that implements this diet for medical purposes, even they agree that this diet is helpful for weight loss
  • Weight loss is a "side effect" of ketosis
  • Ketosis dampens your appetite
  • When you are eating ketogenic diet, you will feel more sated from less
  • You also stop eating less processed crap which is the stuff that makes you hungrier 
  • Exogenous ketones: these are the ketones that you can consume in powder
    • Can help get into ketosis without actually consuming that much of fat
      • Better just to be in real ketosis, consuming lots of fat
    • Exogenous ketones can help some, but others it has no effect
      • Dr. D'Agostino did this experiment with rodents
        • They were eating carb diets, and a good amount did not lose weight even with exogenous ketones
          • Some were able to lose 15% body fat, but this was only in a few
            • They are looking into why that is the case