California Keto
Don’t let the name fool you, this isn’t a true ketogenic diet. Instead, the California Keto diet is a system of eating which gives up refined grains and other high glycemic foods.
Could you be a California Keto?
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At a glance
Go-to breakfast: Black bean and scrambled egg tacos with grain free tortillas and steamed veggies.
Quick answers
From a fat metabolism standpoint yes. From a histamine standpoint, will hinge on lifestyle, allergy, medication use, etc.
Potentially, yes, although California Keto dieters may find they do better on a plant based ketogenic diet high in monounsaturated fats than a traditional keto diet which emphasizes saturated fats.
Nope.
Not likely. Red wine, aged cheese and beer are big no-nos. But also sauerkraut and kombucha when the histamine bucket is filling up.
Not as a staple. Carb scoring indicates it’s more likely that California Keto folks will have a tougher time controlling blood sugar.
Biggest challenge
California Keto dieters can add healthy fats into their diets but their challenge is to balance fat intake with lipid markers like LDL-C. Even California Keto dieters, with their robust fat metabolism, can take things too far and eat too many healthy fats.
Closest relative
Not quite you? The nearest type is Mosaic. Histamine clearance for the California Keto crowd may be on the low side, which is a problem Mosaic dieters are less likely to have. California Keto dieters also do not have the carbohydrate metabolism of the Mosaic group so they need to keep a closer eye on spiking blood sugar.
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