The keto diet has a similar edict to other diets -- to eat fewer calories than the body burns -- and it seems to have a high success rate for weight loss, especially among those with a substantial amount to lose. Part of the reason is that dietary fats are very satiating, making the body feel full more quickly and leading to a reduction in food intake. Some experts also theorize that ketones themselves reduce appetite and change the number of "hunger hormones" in the blood.

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