The claim that keto slows metabolism is pseudoscience. Research shows carb restriction actually increases energy expenditure. Social media rewards criticism of low-carb diets, spreading the myth for attention rather than truth.
Why? Why do people feel the need to create absurd falsehoods like 3 Things That Slow Down Your Metabolism saying ketogenic diets slow down your metabolism? That is not an evidence-based claim. In fact, it's pseudoscience and contrary to the evidence. The data show typically an increase in energy expenditure with carbohydrate restriction. The fact that keto bashing is such an effective sport for getting social media points I think is one, a little bit gross. These people should shut up and stop talking about things that they do not know anything about. And two, sociologically a little bit interesting. Because like, what leads to that incentive structure? What leads to there being a culture whereby picking on low-carb diets just as a broad category wins you social media points? Why are people so attached to sugar and carbohydrates that they are offended by the existence of carbohydrate-restricted diets, which
