Ketogenic Diet

The ketogenic diet is a high-fat, adequate-protein, low-carbohydrate diet primarily used to treat difficult-to-control (refractory) epilepsy in children. The diet mimics aspects of starvation by forcing the body to burn fats rather than carbohydrates.
What is the Ketogenic Diet?

The ketogenic diet is a special diet designed to help children with epilepsy that fails to respond adequately to routine anti-epileptic medications. A typical ketogenic diet is made up of the following...

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One-day keto diet boosts energy expenditure, exogenous ketones have little effect

One-day keto diet boosts energy expenditure, exogenous ketones have little effect

Study compares very low-carbohydrate vs DASH diets for obese adults with hypertension and diabetes

Study compares very low-carbohydrate vs DASH diets for obese adults with hypertension and diabetes

Keto vs. low-fat diets: which is more sustainable in the long term?

Keto vs. low-fat diets: which is more sustainable in the long term?

Long-term ketogenic diet boosts survival rates in advanced cancer patients

Long-term ketogenic diet boosts survival rates in advanced cancer patients

Ketogenic diet's surprising impact on opioid sensitivity and withdrawal

Ketogenic diet's surprising impact on opioid sensitivity and withdrawal

Ketogenic diet: A metabolic makeover boosting immunity and battling inflammation

Ketogenic diet: A metabolic makeover boosting immunity and battling inflammation

New study reveals the best diets for a healthy heart

New study reveals the best diets for a healthy heart

Finnish mitochondrial disease of newborns shows cancer-like changes in proliferating cells

Finnish mitochondrial disease of newborns shows cancer-like changes in proliferating cells

Do ketogenic diets elevate low-density lipoprotein cholesterol levels?

Do ketogenic diets elevate low-density lipoprotein cholesterol levels?

Targeted diets and probiotics can modulate gut microbiota to combat obesity

Targeted diets and probiotics can modulate gut microbiota to combat obesity

24 hour ketogenic diet increases energy expenditure, ketone supplements show little effect

24 hour ketogenic diet increases energy expenditure, ketone supplements show little effect

Alzheimer's risk patients may benefit from Mediterranean keto diet, study shows gut microbiome changes

Alzheimer's risk patients may benefit from Mediterranean keto diet, study shows gut microbiome changes

What role does dysbiosis play in Parkinson's disease?

What role does dysbiosis play in Parkinson's disease?

How does dietary intervention affect aging?

How does dietary intervention affect aging?

The importance of ketones from a clinical and medical perspective

The importance of ketones from a clinical and medical perspective

Intermittent fasting's impact on bone health

Intermittent fasting's impact on bone health

Keto-like diet may be associated with elevated risk of cardiovascular events

Keto-like diet may be associated with elevated risk of cardiovascular events

Therapeutic ketosis for mild cognitive impairment, Alzheimer's and Parkinson's

Therapeutic ketosis for mild cognitive impairment, Alzheimer's and Parkinson's

How the human gut microbiota is shaped by diet

How the human gut microbiota is shaped by diet

Can lifestyle and nutrition be the answer for metabolic syndrome and type 2 diabetes remission?

Can lifestyle and nutrition be the answer for metabolic syndrome and type 2 diabetes remission?