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Are beans keto-friendly?

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The ketogenic diet consists of a low carbohydrate and hit fat eating diet. This diet is for obese or overweight guys who want to lose some weight fast. There are variations of the ketogenic diet as well. One version of the ketogenic diet is to avoid eating any legumes and their high carbohydrate contents. Beans fall under the category of legumes but their nutritional value is unique which results in understanding the fact they are must-haves on your ketogenic diet. How to maintain ketosis on your keto diet? Ketosis is a metabolic process where body fats are burned down fast. It uses fat cells to synthesize ketone bodies and use them as fuel. Thus the ketogenic diet consists of relatively high fat and low carbohydrate diet. Here the energy is metabolized to breakdown the existing fat in your body. The ketogenic diet consists of a maximum of 5-10% carbohydrate of your daily nutritional needs. This is approximately equal to less than 50 grams of carbohydrate from all food sou...