A standard low - carb diet could help you lose weight and burn fat, but a keto diet prompts your body to enter an entirely different metabolic state known as ketosis. (lifesum.com)
In short, the keto diet is a very low in carbs, moderate in protein and high in fat, which puts the body into a metabolic state known as ketosis. (appforhealth.com)
Findings published on the National Institutes Of Health website, Metabolic Effects of the Very - Low - Carbohydrate Diets: Misunderstood «Villains» of Human Metabolism, (Manninen et al) ascertains that reducing carb intake triggers a harmless physiological state known as ketosis, where ketones flow from the liver and spare the need for glucose metabolism providing an alternative source of fuel for the body. (onketosis.com)