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Keeping to keto: How the keto diet has outlasted other food fads

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Mr Michael Kan with his choice of keto-friendly dishes: steamed egg, curry chicken, stir-fried cabbage and brinjal stuffed with minced meat.

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SINGAPORE – In 2016, Mr Michael Kan tipped the scales at 80kg and was trying to find ways to shed the extra weight.

He chanced upon an online forum which listed the benefits of a ketogenic diet and decided to try it.

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