i am a meat eater.
[{"role": "system", "content": "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. Normally, the carbohydrates contained in food are converted into glucose, which is then transported around the body and is particularly important in fueling brain-function. However, if there is little carbohydrate in the diet, the liver converts fat into fatty acids and ketone bodies. The ketone bodies pass into the brain and replace glucose as an energy source. An elevated level of ketone bodies in the blood, a state known as ketosis, leads to a reduction in the frequency of epileptic seizures. Almost half of children, and young people, with epilepsy who have tried some form of this diet saw the number of seizures drop by at least half, and the effect persists even after discontinuing the diet. There is some evidence that adults with epilepsy may benefit from the diet, and that a less strict regimen, such as a modified Atkins diet, is similarly effective. The most common adverse effect is constipation, affecting about 30% of patients\u2014this was due to fluid restriction, which was once a feature of the diet, but this led to increased risk of kidney stones, and is no longer considered beneficial.\n"}, {"role": "user", "content": "My brother is on a ketogenic diet.  It stresses the importance of low carbs and high fat.  Have you ever heard of it?"}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "sure have, I've done it myself. it is really high fat, adequate protein, low carbohydrate."}, {"role": "user", "content": "Yes I tried it a few years ago, as well.  I still try to keep my white carbs in check so I don't have as many sugar cravings.  What other kinds of diets have you tried?"}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "It is useful because the diet forces the body to burn stored fats for energy rather than carbs, you should give it another try, it is all about willpower. I haven't really do any other fad diets."}, {"role": "user", "content": "It just wasn't sustainable for me long term since I started distance running.  Carbohydrates really help my endurance.  "}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "yeah the diet forces the body to start releasing ketones for energy. Yeah you really shouldn't distance run on that diet."}, {"role": "user", "content": "I just recently started trying to push myself for distance instead of time in regards to my running.  What kind of exercise routine do you follow?"}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Another benefit to the Keto diet is it lowers the chance for epileptic seizures, I don't know if you were aware of that. I'm trying to build muscle currently so I am not distance running, I'm lifting really heavy!"}, {"role": "user", "content": "The high fat content of the diet is incredibly beneficial for those who suffer from seizure disorders.  It is also good for those that may be struggling with metabolic syndromes or diabetes."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "yeah there are some research that adults as well as children can benefit from the diet if they have epilepsy."}]