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Keto for Cardiovascular Disease
“Summarizing the extensive scientific evidence, the ketogenic diet is a promising nutritional model in the context of cardiovascular disease prevention and therapy. Through its pleiotropic properties, it is able to influence the cardiovascular system on multiple levels. Scientific evidence mostly confirms its beneficial (even more beneficial compared to other diets) effects on the lipid profile…
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Keto, IVF & PCOS
A paper just published in the August 2023 issue of the journal Reproductive Toxicology adds to the body of literature showing that dietary carbohydrate reduction is beneficial for women with polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS), and that a ketogenic diet may help improve the likelihood of a successful pregnancy in women with PCOS undergoing in vitro…
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Keto Rash
Ketogenic diets are known for improving a host of health issues, but that doesn’t mean there aren’t occasional hiccups when someone adopts this very low-carb way of eating. A recent blog post covered gastrointestinal issues that can arise on a keto diet, and a new paper details a case report of a young woman who…
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Troubleshooting GI Issues with Keto
As ketogenic diets become more popular and more people adopt this way of eating, it’s inevitable that some of them will encounter issues that cause them to rethink whether keto is right for them. Often these unexpected issues don’t result from keto, per se, but rather, from how the diet is implemented. When it’s done…
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Slow or Stalled Weight Loss on Keto
5 Causes of Slow or Stalled Weight Loss on Keto Diets People adopt ketogenic diets for many different reasons, but weight loss is near the top of the list. And while some people drop weight seemingly effortlessly when they cut carbs, others struggle to shed excess pounds. Let’s look at the five most common reasons…
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Does Alcohol Clash with Keto?
Despite its celebrated antioxidant content, the reality is, alcohol isn’t a health food. However, consuming alcohol is often a part of many people’s social lives and religious and cultural traditions. Abstaining completely would potentially be a dealbreaker if it were required in order to adopt a dietary or lifestyle change. So, where does alcohol fit…
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Keto for Glycogen Storage Disease
In addition to the well-known role of ketogenic diets for facilitating weight loss and improving type 2 diabetes and metabolic syndrome, this very-low-carbohydrate way of eating is also recognized for being useful for a number of conditions for which there few or even no other treatments. One such condition is glycogen storage disease.
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Keto Diet & Mental Health
A paper published recently in Frontiers in Psychiatry highlights the potential effect of ketogenic diets with refractory mental illness. Considering that this very low-carbohydrate nutritional strategy was originally developed a century ago as a dietary therapy for intractable epilepsy, it’s clear that keto has unique salutary effects on the brain and central nervous system. Research…
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Top 5 Keto Diet Mistakes
Ketogenic diets are effective for helping with a wide array of health issues. Owing to the avalanche of conflicting information out there about this way of eating, however, it’s possible for patients to hit some roadblocks that prevent them from achieving their goals despite having the best intentions. People use keto diets for a number…
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Keto Diet Myths – Part 2
In last week’s blog article, we addressed some common myths about ketogenic diets. There’s no shortage of these to discuss, so today let’s look at three more, including concern regarding the potential for ketoacidosis.