FAQ
Keto questions, answered plainly
Educational answers for people exploring a ketogenic way of eating in Canada. Not a substitute for care from a licensed professional.
- Is KetoLab medical advice?
- No. It is general nutrition education. It does not diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent disease, and it is not a substitute for a physician or a dietitian licensed in your province.
- Do you sell supplements?
- No. We list generic forms for education. In Canada, a natural health product that is advertised needs a product licence (NPN) and must stay inside authorized claims. We are not that advertiser.
- Where do product and store results come from?
- Open Food Facts (organic-labelled packaged foods) and OpenStreetMap (grocers and health-food shops). We do not verify every label and we take no grocery commission.
- Is keto safe?
- A well-planned low-carbohydrate pattern can be appropriate for some adults and inappropriate for others (type 1 diabetes, pregnancy, eating-disorder history, certain medications). Ask a clinician who knows you.
- What is the 70% plate?
- A visual: most of the plate is non-starchy vegetables, a palm of protein, fat as the dressing. It is a cooking cue, not a medical prescription.
- Why electrolytes on keto?
- When insulin falls, the kidneys often excrete more sodium. Many people feel better when they salt food and eat potassium-rich plants. That is not a treatment for hypertension — people on blood-pressure drugs need clinical advice before adding potassium.
- Do you operate in French?
- Yes. Use FR in the header. The French version is complete for Québec’s language rules: menus, protocols, recipes, and legal pages.
- How do I get listed on Google?
- The public site at ketolab.ca includes a sitemap (sitemap.xml), language alternatives, and recipe structured data. After you publish, submit https://ketolab.ca/sitemap.xml in Google Search Console.
- Does keto treat diabetes?
- No claim on this site treats, prevents, or cures diabetes or any other disease. Some people with type 2 diabetes work with a clinician on a lower-carbohydrate pattern because it can change glucose and medication needs. If you take insulin or other glucose-lowering drugs, changing carbs without that clinician is dangerous. KetoLab is a grocery filter, not a clinic.
- Why do so many concerns mention sugar?
- A lot of modern metabolic trouble — fatty liver, stubborn weight, triglycerides, PCOS, cravings — is discussed alongside frequent sugar and refined starch. Selecting a sugar-linked concern on KetoLab highlights a meadow-first plate. That is education, not a diagnosis.
- Is a low-GI diet the same as keto?
- No. Glycemic index ranks how fast a food’s carbohydrate raises blood glucose. Keto limits how much carbohydrate you eat. A keto plate of eggs, fish, and greens is automatically low-load because there is almost no carb to rank. Classic low-GI still includes oats, beans, pasta, and fruit — those usually end ketosis. Diabetes Canada teaches lower-GI swaps as one tool. Health Canada does not allow GI numbers on grocery labels.