DoctorOz: The Secret to Ketosis: What to Eat for a Healthier Life

We're back talking about a ketogenic way of eating when you hack your body into a state of ketosis where you start burning fat for fuel. Now I'm joined by trader Drew Manning who swears by ketosis. And just to give you an example, a few years ago Drew gained 75 pounds, there he is, to understand what it meant to be overweight so he could relate to his clients. Then what he did, he lost in six months all that weight. And he has maintained it through a ketogenic lifestyle. So that's what we're talking about today. So I want him to break it down so we can all understand exactly what we should eat on a ketogenic diet. So I've got some representation here. Explain to me how this works. So you wanna make sure you get enough fat in. So 75 to 80% of your total calories should come from fat. That's why I see all this butter here. 15, 10 to 15% should come from protein and about 5% from carbs. You gotta make sure and keep your carbs low and loaded up with fat. So one more time, so three quarters of everything is fat. Yes. Which is more than I thought about. Only about 20% is protein. That's a lot lower than I usually recommend. Exactly, it's a high fat, moderate protein, low carb approach. And what's the problem with having more protein and less fat? Because if you eat too much protein, it can actually kick you out of ketosis through a process called gluconeogenesis. So if you eat too much protein, it'll kick you out of ketosis and it'll convert the protein to glucose. Yeah, which is interesting actually. We do make glucose from lots of things except we can't make it from fat. Exactly. So fat's your ally. You're saying the more fat you eat, the less sugar you're gonna have in your body no matter what your body tries to do. Exactly. And what happens if you have some really healthy, colorful vegetables that happen to have a little carbohydrate in them? Yeah, so you definitely wanna limit those types of vegetables like sweet potato jams, carrots, because they're a little bit starchier and they're higher in carbs. You definitely gotta make sure to keep those carbs low. Otherwise, it'll kick you out of ketosis. So you know I do it for a living. I'm a heart surgeon, right? Sure. I spend my day taking people's chest and opening them with a bandsaw and getting in there to pull out something that looks like this from arteries. So it just makes me a little nervous. You're not concerned that this might be unsafe? You know, I used to think that way as well. A lot of us have thought that way for a long period of time. But if you look at a lot of the new research, it shows when you eat these good quality fats without the presence of refined sugars and processed carbohydrates, it actually forces your body to use that fat for fuel instead of storing it in the body and clogging your arteries. And you say these good fats, but what fats do you prefer to eat? No, I don't eat this much butter. This is not what a typical day looks like for me. But coconut oil, coconut, avocado, avocado oil, things like fattier meats, bacon, salmon, fattier cuts of beef even. So real whole versions, but not a lot of saturated fats. All right, are there any fats that are off limits? You won't eat it all? Yeah, you definitely want to stay away from hydrogenated oils, margarine, soybean oil, vegetable oils, those types of oils you definitely want to stay away from. All right, so bacon, trans fats, right? The whole egg. And so healthier fats, what do you use to count all that? All right, so if we take this as our basic formula, you also understand this right now, your body will then begin to burn the fat that you have on it. It has to, no choice. Yes. If that's what you found in your life, that's how you got rid of that, that's how you got that six-pack. Is there a six-pack? Let me see this. Uh-oh, uh-oh, I wasn't prepared for this. One, two, three, four, five, six. All right, so forget about embarrassing me. I've got Kendi here who matters more. Kendi is thinking about coming on a ketogenic diet. How are you, Kendi? Good, how are you, Dr. Oz? So, you just heard George explain a little bit about this diet, about what's getting you thinking about doing this? Bacon, first of all. Bacon? I just said not to eat bacon all day. I can have bacon. Well, you can have some bacon, right? Some bacon, yeah. But not only bacon. Well, you know, the thing that really excites me is, you know, I have been trying to lose this 35 pounds for the past year. I've tried every diet. I've tried shakes, I've tried low-carb, I exercise regularly and nothing's working. So, I'm really excited to see what this can do for me.