
Jillian Michaels criticizes keto diet: âWhy would anyone think this is a good idea?â
With the âketo dietâ very rapidly becoming such a hit, Julian Michaels offers a refreshing outlook on this âdietâ.
âYou donât eat processed sugar, you donât eat processed grains, and to make a very long story short: avoid the keto diet,â she said. âCommon sense. Balanced diet is key.â
The celebrity trainer is no fan of the popular diet, saying its focus on high fat and limited carbohydrates is not healthy.
Jan. 10, 2019, 7:06 AM CST / Source: TODAYBy Scott Stump
Jillian Michaels has no love for the popular ketogenic diet.
The celebrity trainer didnât hold back when asked about the high-fat, low-carbohydrate regimen in a video for Womenâs Health magazine when asked about the trendy diet touted by many on Instagram.

âI donât understand,â she said. âLike, why would anyone think this is a good idea?â
The ratio of fat to carbs and protein is 4:1 in the keto diet, with a goal of burning fat for energy rather than carbohydrates in order to lose weight. Michaels, 44, is not buying it.
âYou know what we need to do? All fat and animal protein!ââ she said. âNo! Bad plan. For a million reasons.â
In the view of the former âBiggest Loserâ trainer, the keto diet doesnât provide proper nutritional balance.
A few studies have shown that the diet may promote weight loss, lower blood sugar and increase insulin sensitivity in diabetics while also boosting energy and mental focus. The downside is that itâs hard to commit to the strict diet, and adjusting to such a small carbohydrate intake can cause micronutrient deficiency, fatigue, and nausea for a few weeks, Dr. Keri Glassman told TODAY in October.
There have been success stories, like Candace Brisco, a registered nurse from New Orleans who told TODAY last week about how the keto diet helped her shed 135 pounds. Virginia woman Tori Lewis spoke to TODAY in November that she dropped 120 pounds following the program.
âYour cells, your macro molecules, are literally made up of protein, fat, carbohydrates, nucleic acids,â she said. âWhen you do not eat one of the three macro nutrients â those three things I just mentioned â youâre starving yourselves.
âThose macro nutrients serve a very important purpose for your overall health and wellbeing. Each and every one of them.â
TODAYâs Savannah Guthrie and Al Roker have both tried the keto diet, with varying results.
Savannah TODAY spoke about her experience with Dr. Mehmet Ozon his show in November, saying she had less energy to work out due to the reduced carbohydrates but that her brain felt sharper throughout the day.
Al Roker also has been on the diet and even baked Savannah some keto-approved muffins after she got him into it.
âIn some ways you have to deprive yourself,â Savannah said. âNo carbs whatsoever, and thatâs really restrictive, but itâs opened up some things that I would never let myself eat a lot of, such as cheese and bacon, so I like that.â
Those restrictions are why Michaels would not recommend the keto diet to anyone.
âYou donât eat processed sugar, you donât eat processed grains, and to make a very long story short: avoid the keto diet,â she said. âCommon sense. Balanced diet is key.â
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