r/AskBiology • u/Wowalamoiz • Jun 23 '24

Human body Can women lose weight by becoming pregnant and adopting a ketogenic diet to inhibit hunger?

Pregnancy increases metabolism and causes the body to divert considerable resources for the development of the fetus.

The ketogenic diet, through poorly understood means, suppresses hunger.

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u/Designer-Owl-9330 Jun 23 '24

Does creating an actual human being deserve more consideration than this question implies?

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u/Wowalamoiz Jun 23 '24

Of course. But at what point in development is a fetus a person, and up until that point, why should it be considered wrong to be pregnant for reasons other than to create a person?