"Celebrities and influencers. Please stop pushing the keto diet onto people who do not need to follow the diet for medical reasons," said The Good Place actor Jameela Jamil, in a message posted on Instagram. "It can create all kinds of disturbances for people's bodies (including their vital organs) and they do not have the same access to healthcare that you do."
Jamil also highlighted the internet phenomena of ‘before-after’ pictures, stating that the latter obviously involves extreme editing to portray false identities and physiques. "Stop with the (often bulls***) before and afters (especially the ones where in the 'after' your trousers are higher/your hair and makeup is done/you're smiling/the lighting is better/you're using airbrushing) during the predatory time for women, especially around their weight."
Addressing the mass audience, Jamil also demystified myths connected to the keto diet in general. “To anyone seeing these posts about keto and two-week weight loss, it's water weight, not real fat loss, and take it from someone who did every diet under the sun, the weight comes back thick and fast and then some, as soon as you reintroduce carbs," she continued.
"Most humans need carbs," The Mystery Index actor added, before telling fans to "stay away" from fad diets. "If you really want to change your body to whatever, please do it for the right reasons, the right way, slowly, not guided by some newfound thin-fluencer and their fast weight loss guru/predator."
Jamil revealed several screenshots of what seemed to be other people's experiences shared with her over direct messages. Fans shared horror stories of keto in specific from pancreatitis to gall-bladder removal, brain imbalances and other after-effects.
"Don’t take my word for it. Just read every medical journal article you can find on it. Learn the history of it and if you fit that history, if you need it medically, I hear it can be extraordinary for certain serious health issues," ?Jamil concluded.
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