Every January 5th, people on the Keto diet are reminded that they cut out carbs to an extent where their body uses fat instead of carbohydrates for fuel. Generally, a ketogenic diet is made up of 70-75% fat, 20-25% protein, and 5-10% carbohydrates. This strict formula is the key to ensuring a person enters the metabolic state of ketosis. The ketogenic diet restricts foods such as whole grains, beans, and legumes, starchy vegetables like yams and potatoes, high-carbohydrate fruits like apples, oranges, and bananas, alcohol, sugar, and low-fat dairy products. The diet does promote eating meat from various sources, as well as eggs, fish, avocados, coconut and olive oils, and non starchy vegetables.

Observed annually is National Keto Day celebrated on January 5th!

The Vitamin Shoppe founded National Keto Day on January 5, 2019.