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Came across a blog post taking down an article in Good Housekeeping:

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Dear Ms London

I would have loved to have commented on your article on the Good Housekeeping website, Ketogenic Diets Are B.S. for Weight Loss — Here’s Why, but I note with some disappointment that responses are not welcome there. You will understand my having opted for an external platform.

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“Keto could potentially hurt your health” – well, “could” and “potentially” are a bit redundant together, which suggests that someone was exercising quite a reach for that tagline. Crossing the road “could” “potentially” hurt my health. You “could” “potentially” be struck by lightning while typing your next article in your sleep, but you won’t find those possibilities in any headlines.

“…use fat for energy instead of the body’s preferred source, sugar” – I’m not sure how you define “preferred,” but, if you mean the way the body immediately sets out to burn ingested sugar and/or shunt it into your fat cells as fast as is naturally possible in order to remove this toxic substance from the blood stream, then yes, it is the fuel we prefer to burn first. If you mean that the body loves to live in a chronic state of inflammation, secreting a sinful amount of insulin around the clock to combat the biological emergency that is high blood glucose, resulting in the insulin resistance that’s a precursor to Type II diabetes, then I would suggest that this is hardly a “preferred” state of affairs.

Keto, Science, and Fact: An Introduction for Jaclyn London

And then the dietician responds:

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The ketogenic diet may work for you personally right now, and if that's the case, then go for it — as long as you inform your physician about your diet, medical history, and medications. It's your choice to eat keto and make it work for you.

But from a public health standpoint, making a sweeping generalization in support of this diet would be negligent. It's my job as a registered dietitian (RD) to evaluate all the research in the context of scientific consensus, study strength, and long-term risk factors. Collectively, the existing information indicates that the keto diet can lead to nutrient deficiencies and prove difficult to adhere to long-term.

The 5 Most Common Arguments for the Keto Diet, Debunked

If you want to see just how much defensiveness can be mustered on demand, check it out.