Keto Dictionary | Common Words, Abbreviations & Terminology

This complete Keto Dictionary is perfect if you are a member of specific Facebook Groups or recently embarked on the keto diet journey. You’ve probably seen a few abbreviations and have no clue what it means. This new vocabulary seems confusing to you?

Do you know what WOE means? What does BPC stand for? Let’s have a look at the next example and find out what all these keto words mean!

I love to put HWC and MCT oil in my BPC each morning. This WOE is wonderful and I celebrate NSV often.

Keto Dictionary | Common Words and Terminology

• ACV – Apple Cider Vinegar
• AS = Artificial Sweetener
• BF – Body Fat, usually as a percentage
• BMI – Body Mass Index
• BMR – Basal Metabolic Rate
• BPC – Bulletproof Coffee, also known as Keto Coffee or Butter Coffee – Delicious Creamy coffee blended with butter or coconut oil.
• BS = Blood Sugar
• Bone Broth = It’s a nutritious soup that is rich in minerals, and it’s made by boiling bones, vegetables, spices and herbs. It’s a great cure for the keto flu because it’s high in calcium, magnesium, phosphorus and has high collagen content.
• CKD = Cyclic Ketogenic Diet (20-25g net carbs + high carbs days)
• CO = Coconut Oil
• Dirty Keto – A term used to define those keto dieters that eat foods that contain non-keto ingredients (such as wheat, gluten, sugar) as long as they fit in their daily carbs allowance.
• EF = Extended Fasting
• Electrolytes = sodium, potassium, magnesium, calcium
• F – a letter that is used as a comment in some facebook posts meaning follow or I am interested in this topic.
• FBG is fasting blood glucose
• Fat Bomb = a keto treat that’s very high in fats, curbs cravings and helps you reach your macros. It’s usually made with a combo of ingredients such as butter, coconut oil, cocoa powder, nuts, seeds, low carb fruits, and sweeteners.
• HIIT -High-Intensity Interval training.
• HWC – Heavy Whipping Cream – a popular ingredient that’s perfect for many keto recipes.
• IIFYM: If It fits your macros.
• IR –  Insulin Resistance happens when your body builds want to resistance to producing enough insulin hormone and takes sugar from the blood into the cells – resulting in high blood glucose levels.
• IS – insulin sensitive
• KCKO – Keep Calm, Keto On!
• Keto Flu = Also, called Induction Flu, is one of the most common side effects for those who transition the keto diet and can last for up to one week.
• Ketones = or “ketone bodies” are the byproducts of the breakdown of fatty acids for energy that occurs when the carbohydrate intake is low.
• Ketosis = a metabolic process that heavens the food intake is very low or when you limit the carbohydrate intake.
• LCHF – Low Carb High Fat ( a diet that is low in carbs and high in fat).
• Lazy Keto – this means you are still on a low carb diet but don’t track macros.
• MCT – Medium Chain Triglycerides – a type of fat with a unique structure that is quickly metabolized by your body and it’s transported directly to the liver to produce ketones.
• MFP – MyFitnessPal (an online food tracking app)
• Macros = Short for Macronutrients: carbohydrates (carbs), protein, fat.
• NSV = Non-Scale Victory
• Net Carbs = Total Carbs – Fiber – Sugar Alcohols (if in the product).
• OMAD – one meal a day.
• PCOS – Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
• SAD – Standard American Diet.
• SF = Sugar-Free (doesn’t mean it’s keto friendly!)
• SKD = Standard Ketogenic Diet (20-25g net carbs)
• TKD = Targeted Ketogenic Diet (20-25g carbs targeted around physical activity )
• WOE – Way Of Eating
• WOL = Way of Life

If there are any Ketogenic abbreviations or words we have missed, please let us know by commenting below, and we will add them to our list.