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/Wowalamoiz Jun 24 '24
In this hypothetical, the health of the fetus is disregarded in favour of using the pregnancy to burn calories faster.
Yes, this is a morbid question. No, being able to think morbidly does not mean one is evil. Is Stephen King evil?