Episode 68. The Ketogenic Diet with Dr Rod Tayler

The ketogenic diet has recently become popular as an effective dietary approach to weight loss. The diet restricts carbohydrates to just 5-10% of total calories and relies on caloric intake from fats (55-60%) and proteins (30-35%) forcing metabolism to shift from gluconeogenesis to ketogenesis with the production of acetoacetate, beta-hydroxybutyrate and acetone – ketone bodies – as the usable energy source. People adopting this diet report a significant reduction in hunger, increase in energy, clarity of thought and reduction in chronic inflammatory conditions. Some are concerned the diet is difficult to maintain long term and may be risky in patients that are diabetic and in those with chronic kidney disease.

In this podcast episode, we delve deep into the roots of the ketogenic diet and its benefits with Dr Rodney Taylor an expert educator and host of the increasingly popular and very well supported Low Carb Down Under science education program. Rod has been instrumental in bringing some of the world’s experts on metabolism and dietetics to conferences he hosts in Australia and his youtube channel Low Carb Down Under has over 325,000 subscribers. I was very privileged to catch up with Rod in this interview and welcome you to the conversation.

Useful references include:

- Dr Rod Tayler – lowcarbdownunder.com.au

- A Ketogenic Diet for Beginners: The #1 Keto Guide – www.dietdoctor.com

- Should you try the keto diet? Harvard Health – www.health.harvard.edu

- Ketogenic Diet – StatPearls – www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

To be a guest on the show or provide some feedback, I’d love to hear from you: manager@gihealth.com.au

Dr Luke Crantock MBBS, FRACP, is a gastroenterologist in practice for over 25 years. He is the founder of The Centre for GI Health, based in Melbourne Australia and is passionate about educating General Practitioners and patients on disease prevention and how to manage and improve their digestive health.