So what is the keto diet? What does keto even mean and how is it done? In this course you will learn all you need to know. First of all let's get this out of the way. What does the word “keto" mean? Basically the body can run on two different fuels. One is sugar from carbohydrates in the food we eat and that's what most people today primarily use. Let's say if they're eating bread, pasta, rice, potatoes etc. The other fuel is fat. The keto diet is a very low-carb diet. So low in carbs that the body has to switch to mainly using fat for fuel. For example from real foods like eggs, meat, avocados, butter, olive oil, nuts, etc. Even the brain can become fueled by fat. When the body is out of sugar, fat is converted in the liver into energy molecules called ketones that fuel the brain. And the diet that results in this is called ketogenic, meaning it produces ketones. And that's why the diet is called the keto diet. Being fueled mostly by fat, a state called