People may rave about the popular keto diet, but only five percent of doctors recommend the high-fat plan, according to a new survey.
The study was conducted by Sermo, a social platform for physicians about nutrition and dieting in the United States. The research included 515 physicians in the United States across 27 specialties.
According to the survey, 51 percent of doctors recommended the Mediterranean diet for long-term health. Another 16 percent advocated for DASH, while keto and Whole30 only garnered five percent support each. Vegan diets were recommended by six percent of those surveyed.
However, 60 percent of doctors surveyed believe that overeating carbs is more harmful than overdoing it on fat.
Bu nearly all doctors agree that eating plenty of healthy foods, like fruits and vegetables, and staying active are the key in weight maintenance. Roughly 80 percent said environmental influences, like fast food, was the biggest contributor to obesity.
“Our genetics have not changed much in 200 years. What has changed massively is the availability of inexpensive, high calorie foods coupled with an increasingly sedentary lifestyle,” Dr. Murali Doraiswamy, professor of psychiatry and medicine at Duke University School of Medicine and a scientific advisor to Sermo, said in a statement. “Obesity will become our destiny unless we radically change our health policies, food environment, and habits.
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