Versatile as well as nutritious, dieters can enjoy scrambled, boiled or poached eggs – “however, you want them”.

If eggs can be enjoyed with another source of protein, for example turkey breast or salmon, even better.

“No toast I’m afraid, plenty of tea and coffee, plenty of fluid,” he said in conversation with the BBC.

Minimising carb intake is essential to bring the body into a state of ketosis.

By cutting calories to just 800 and reducing carbohydrates to less than 50g per day, the body can start burning fat rather than sugar, meaning slimmers can achieve rapid weight loss.

Speaking of those on the keto diet, he said: “They will have run through their sugar supply and the body would have flipped over into major fat burning.”

One of Dr Michael’s delicious egg-based recipes to start the day off right with is Keto Vegetarian Traybake Breakfast.

Source: Daily Express | Diet