Is Keto Dead?

Yes and no.Keto dieting’s popularity rose and peaked in the late 20-teens, declined for a few years, and has more or less held steady since 2023. So says Google Trends anyway. During the keto heyday, it felt like every time I went to the grocery store there were a dozen new products proclaiming “KETO” on the label. Most of the reader questions sent my way had to do with troubleshooting their keto diets. For a while, it was the topic I covered most frequently on the blog—what to eat and avoid, how to supplement, how to make it work for specific populations.Not so much anymore. But don’t be fooled. Although keto is no longer front and center in most diet and weight loss conversations—that distinction goes to GLP-1s—people are still discovering keto diets and trying them for themselves. Plenty of folks, including friends of mine, have been keto for many years, some even predating the keto boom. New books are still being written. Bloggers are still putting out keto recipe guides. Keto is here to stay. It just looks a little different, as I say in the video.Remember, the liver starts producing ketones when insulin is low and liver glycogen becomes depleted. Many roads lead to this outco...