Many people moving from a standard UK diet to a keto or carnivore diet are advised to take electrolytes to help them transition and adapt to a low or zero-carb diet.
The theory behind needing to take electrolytes stems from these diets being anti-inflammatory. This means that when you move to eat in a way that removes inflammatory foods and drinks from your diet, your body will expel a lot of tissue fluids that the body holds onto while in an inflammatory state.
Moving to a carnivore diet is excellent for anyone suffering from bloating and water retention or has inflammation caused by eating foods that humans are not biologically built to digest and utilise efficiently. But the sudden ‘whoosh’ effect of dropping water weight can also deplete muscles and bodily tissues of essential electrolytes needed for proper function.
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