What is the Keto Diet? The ketogenic diet is a high-fat, moderate-protein, and low-carbohydrate diet that aims to trigger a state of ketosis in the body. Ketosis is a metabolic state in which the body, deprived of carbohydrates, starts burning fat for fuel instead of glucose (sugar). The diet involves drastically reducing carbohydrate intake to about 20-50 grams per day, which is significantly...