The ketogenic diet is a high-fat, adequate-protein, low-carbohydrate diet that in medicine is used primarily to treat difficult-to-control (refractory) epilepsy in children. The diet forces the body to burn fats rather than carbohydrates.

The following are what you can eat on a Nigerian ketogenic diet;

• Meat: Red meat, organ meat (pomo, shaki, liver, kidney), sausage, bacon, chicken and turkey.
• Fatty fish: Such as tuna and mackerel
• Eggs
• Butter (not margarine)
• Cheese
• Mayonnaise
• Nuts and seeds: Almonds, walnuts etc.
• Oils: Olive oil, coconut oil and palm oil
• Low carb fruits: Avocados, coconut
• Low carb vegetables: Ugwu, spinach, green, okro, tomatoes, onions, peppers, cucumber, cabbage, lettuce leaves
• Condiments: You can use salt, pepper and various healthy herbs and spices.

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What foods should I limit or avoid?

Any food that is high in carbohydrates should be limited or avoided.

Sugary foods and drinks (sweets, cake, fruit juice, smoothies, ice cream, soft drinks, etc.);

Starches or grains (wheat, noodles, cereal, pasta, rice, wheat-based products and so on);

All fruit (apart from avocado and coconut); Legumes and beans;

Tubers and root vegetables (carrots, sweet potatoes, potatoes, plantain, yam); Low-fat/diet products;

Condiments that contain sugar; Unhealthy fats (for instance, vegetable oil); Alcohol.

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