Eve Bender April 18, 2024 The ketogenic diet shows promise in reducing the symptoms of bipolar disorder and schizophrenia and reversing metabolic syndrome, results of a new pilot study show. Participants who adhered to the high-fat, low-carb diet experienced a 30% reduction in psychiatric symptoms and an average 10% reduction in weight. “We’re seeing huge...
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A long-term ketogenic diet accumulates aged cells in normal tissues, new study shows
by University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio MAY 17, 2024 Two different KDs induce cellular senescence. Credit: Science Advances (2024). DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.ado1463A strict “keto-friendly” diet popular for weight loss and diabetes, depending on both the diet and individual, might not be all that friendly. A new study led by researchers at The...
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Patients say ketogenic diet aids multiple sclerosis symptoms
by Lori Solomon Patients report that a ketogenic diet (KD) improves multiple sclerosis (MS) symptoms, according to a study published in the August issue of Clinical Nutrition. Emma Wetmore, from University of Virginia in Charlottesville, and colleagues evaluated patient perceptions of the KD. The analysis included three-month follow-up from 52 participants with relapsing MS previously...
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High fat ketogenic diet envisioned as potential life-saving therapy to combat low platelets in cancer patients
by Delthia Ricks , Medical Xpress Ketogenic diet promotes megakaryopoiesis and platelet production via β-OHB (A) ELISA detection of serum TPO, c-Mpl, and IL-6 concentrations in control or KDtreated mice at day 7 (n = 6 samples per group). (B) Representative immunofluorescence micrograph of isolated primary MKs stained with CD41 (red) and DAPI (blue). Scale...
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Ketogenic diet likely to reduce brain damage after traumatic injury
A new international study led by Tel Aviv University (TAU) has determined that a ketogenic diet may reduce the effects of brain damage after traumatic injury. The study indicates that the diet improves spatial memory and visual memory, lowers brain inflammation indices, causes less neuronal death, and slows down the rate of cellular aging. The study was led by Professor...
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Case study shows patient on ketogenic diet living fully with IDH1-mutant glioblastoma
BOSTON COLLEGE Chestnut Hill, Mass. (6/10/2021) – A British man who rejected the standard of care to treat his brain cancer has lived with the typically fatal glioblastoma tumor growing very slowly after adopting a ketogenic diet, providing a case study that researchers say reflects the benefits of using the body’s own metabolism to fight this particularly...
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High fat or ‘ketogenic’ diets could prevent, reverse heart failure
by Maggie Rotermund, Saint Louis University Kyle S. McCommis, Ph.D., is an assistant professor in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at Saint Louis University. Research from Saint Louis University finds that high fat or “ketogenic” diets could completely prevent, or even reverse heart failure caused by a metabolic process. The research team, led by Kyle S. McCommis,...
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Ketogenic diets alter gut microbiome in humans, mice
by University of California, San Francisco Low-carb, high-fat ketogenic diets, which have attracted public interest in recent years for their proposed benefits in lowering inflammation and promoting weight loss and heart health, have a dramatic impact on the microbes residing in the human gut, collectively referred to as the microbiome, according to a new UC...
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How do ketogenic diets affect skin inflammation?
A study in the Journal of Investigative Dermatology tested several high-fat, low-carb ketogenic diets and found those high in coconut and palm oils exacerbated psoriasiform-like skin inflammation in mice ELSEVIER Philadelphia, October 17, 2019 – Not all fats are equal in how they affect our skin, according to a new study in the Journal of...
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The 7 best supplements for keto diets
By Jennifer Berry Reviewed by Natalie Butler, RD, LD The ketogenic diet is a popular diet for weight loss and general health. Some supplements can improve the effectiveness of the diet, while others prevent nutrient deficiencies or ease the side effects. The ketogenic diet, which people commonly call the keto diet, focuses on high fat...
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