Thoughts on article by Yvette D’etremont in Outline?
Every single popular article on Keto seems to assume we are eating nothing but bacon, and Atkins type products. There is no doctor in the world, hearing what I eat daily, that would have any problems with my diet, yet I am in ketosis. None of the writers of these types of articles seem to have ever met or interviewed someone on the ketogenic diet. They don’t even glean the correct info from the internet.
Also it’s just the same old fallacious CICO, thermodynamics, cholesterol is bad viewpoint rehashed and ‘supported’ by some cherry picked studies interpreted with a healthy dose of bias.
Interestingly, Yvette lost 80lbs a couple of years ago and attributes it to her taking up running and cutting down her calories. We won’t mention the fact that she had some underlying medical condition for which her medication suppressed her appetite, or the fact that she was diagnosed with celiac disease… but of course this wouldn’t have affected the amount or quality of carbs she ate…hah
Additionally, her job and reputation is entirely based on ‘’busting pseudoscience’ as she puts it herself…therefore pick a trend or a new approach to something with a scientific spin, like health, and write an article that supports the misconceptions and pre-existing viewpoint of the vast majority of the public and you’re on to a steady pay check.
Pointless article by someone who knows nothing… why even bother to read it?
But @Regina you mean you don’t live on bacon alone…? What a confession to make!
First, thank you for bring this to attention. The author is in the genre of the skeptic, so I looked forward to reading what she has to say.
TL;DR: she talks out of both sides of her mouth.
I’m of the mind that the author, seeing the popularity of keto in general, found a way to make hay off its popularity. After spilling 3100 words against what she calls “Keto” she concludes;
Some foods are better than others at making weight loss and maintenance easier for different people, so balancing a diet is a fairly personalized thing. If your doctor gives you the green light and keto works for you, do it.
Uh-huh. After her extensive “science-based” testimony of ridicule, she shoots herself in the foot with this anodyne. So which is it?
I will say this: we low-carbers must stop with the “magic” talk. We, yes, including me, fuel her criticisms with this happy-talk about low-carb. That said, anyone who’s had a guided experience on the new way of eating will not only not experience any of the downsides she says is the norm for a person on keto, but their markers, especially their cholesterol markers will most likely improve.
I also agree with her to do so with a doctor’s guidance.
I know, don’t tell @Baytowvin. I did read the entire article, and the other thing I hated was the author suggesting that new drugs somehow phased out the need for the ketogenic diet in children with epilepsy. I would love to send her a list of all the MAJOR childrens’ hospitals and medical centers with a Ketogenic dietician on staff. And Alzheimer’s, motor neuron disease, cancer - none of that ever gets mentioned.
And no, I don’t live on bacon alone, - just polished off two porkchops! 
The fact that I don’t live on bacon!!! - today I graduated to two pork chops in one sitting. Lately pork chops are the only food that totally satisfies me. I’ll probably have two more tonight!
As example of ketogenic diet being taken out of context: “…Sudden cardiac death in association with the ketogenic diet…” (i.e. selenium-deficiency) and of course the “ketogenic diet” gets blame gamed by a journalist or whomever making glossed over shoddy citations (about things they really don’t understand?) to grossly misrepresent their pointed out conclusions …and not about the true underlying cause… …simply because the term “ketogenic diet” (the perfect prey) was involved (found at the seen of the crime) …and if you are deficient in Selenium you must not be eating anything with Selenium in it for extremely long periods of time which would be extremely rare unless your not absorbing it? Or your not really eating ketogenically? Top 10 Foods Highest in Selenium: Only 1 on this list is not keto friendly and for that matter maybe certain “…Selenium deficiency deaths…” can be attributed, linked or associated “…to lack of pasta?..” 
This is a very sensationalist article. The author has a very condescending tone when she refers to what she believes we eat and the bunk “low-carb” prepared products that she assumes we buy.
Its far easier to joust strawmen. I doubt she has the intellectual fortitude to revisit her critique in cooperation with a knowledgeable doctor, such as Westman, Berger or Berry.
Her entire career is built on “bravely debunking everything while wearing a white coat, because I am science woman.”
TBF, I didn’t read the entire thing - she has no idea how to write concisely - but the first thousand words or so were plenty.
A ‘friend’ posted this on FB and I made the mistake of trying to defend keto. I typically keep my mouth shut about my diet unless someone asks me specifically. I was shocked how many people hate keto and want to bash it. Turns out, the only thing I learned from this FB thread was that these people are tired of hearing how great keto is, how it can cure all ailments and feel like its a cult. I tried to calmly tell them that people are excited about something that makes them feel great and want to spread the word.
I get it - people are sick of hearing about all the n = 1 “miracles”. But why bash it? I think these people should stop trying to fear monger people into quitting keto and just let people be. But there will be no convincing these type of people and these people love to watch people fail.
Honestly, it’s hard to blame people at times - it’s the massive weight-loss stories that get trumpeted, not the “I’m doing this and things are progressing nice and slowly” ones.
I looked at the DIETFITS trial that the author cites. The trial involved 609 participants, which is pretty decent, and it lasted over a year, which is very good, but their notion of a “low-carb” diet is 30% of calories. So if the low-carb participants were keeping their carbohydrate under 20 g, then they were eating 266-2/3 calories a day, and I am surprised that any of them lasted to the end of the study, lol!