Why Keto Fans Love Torani’s Puremade New Zero Sugar Syrups

December 12th 2019

The keto diet isn’t new. But it has caught on recently and is now one of the most popular diet trends among North Americans of all ages. Men and women from coast to coast are changing the way they eat in an effort to slim down and get healthy.

And for many, it’s working. But how? What exactly is keto?

What is Keto?

Keto is short for ketogenic. The diet consists of high-fat, moderate protein, and very few carbohydrates. That means fruits and veggies are off the table, so to speak. It’s quite the opposite of the traditional low-fat, high carb diet we’ve come to know … and loathe.

When you eat a high-fat diet and eliminate carbs, your body is forced to burn fat for fuel.

The reason the low-fat, high-carb diet doesn’t work is this:

• To lose weight, you need to burn off excess fat
• When you fill your body with carbs, your body burns those carbs for fuel, which means the excess fat isn’t being burned
• You wind up eating more because you never feel full, in part because your insulin (sugar) is spiking and plummeting

On the flip side, when you eat a high-fat, low-carb diet: