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Perfect Guide To Keto Drinks For Beginners Kurt Hemond MD

Drinks tend to be the sneakiest sources of calories and sugar in our diets. Fruit juices (including freshly pressed juice), sodas, and even your favorite specialty coffee drink are all filled with so much sugar that they increase your likelihood of gaining fat while making it difficult for your body to get into ketosis. With all of the confusing marketing terms like "low-carb," "low-sugar," "natural," etc. it is hard to tell what drinks are actually keto-friendly and what drinks are just made to capitalize off of current market trends. For this reason, we decided to put together a definitive guide to what drinks you can consume and what drinks you should avoid on the ketogenic diet. Wine, light beer and pure forms of alcohol - such as whiskey, rum and gin - offer few or zero carbs per serving and are easily paired with low-carb mixers like seltzer, diet soda or sugar-free tonic water. However, regardless of your diet, it's best to keep alcohol consumption in check to avoid adverse health effects. As a rule of thumb, women should stick to a maximum of one drink per day, while men should stick to two or fewer.