Health
Is the keto diet safe? USC experts have some serious concerns
The keto diet—a high fat, moderate protein, very low carbohydrate plan—might be eclipsing paleo and Whole30 as the hot diet trend of 2019.
Feb 20, 2019
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Keto diet and others could contribute to nonalcoholic fatty liver disease
If you're looking to shed a few pounds, you might be tempted to try out popular new approaches like the keto diet or fasting.
Aug 30, 2019
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Diabetes
Keto diet works best in small doses, researchers find
A ketogenic diet—which provides 99 percent of calories from fat and protein and only 1 percent from carbohydrates—produces health benefits in the short term, but negative effects after about a week, Yale researchers found ...
Jan 24, 2020
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Health
How much fat do you really need?
(HealthDay)—With all the attention that the very high-fat Keto diet is getting, you might be wondering how much fat is healthy and how much your body really needs every day to thrive.
Jun 17, 2019
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Health
Keto diet found to ease alcohol withdrawal symptoms
A team of researchers affiliated with multiple institutions in the U.S. and one in Denmark has found that people suffering from alcohol withdrawal experience less severe symptoms if they go on the ketogenic (keto) diet. In ...
Health
Keto vs. vegan: Study of popular diets finds over fourfold difference in carbon footprints
For those on keto or paleo diets, this may be tough to swallow.
Feb 28, 2023
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Immunology
Switching to vegan or ketogenic diet rapidly impacts immune system, study shows
Researchers at the National Institutes of Health observed rapid and distinct immune system changes in a small study of people who switched to a vegan or a ketogenic (also called keto) diet. Scientists closely monitored various ...
Jan 30, 2024
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Cardiology
Give the heart a ketone? It may be beneficial
There is growing evidence that ketone bodies may be beneficial to heart disease patients regardless of the method of delivery used to increase ketone delivery to the heart. A Journal of the American College of Cardiology ...
Feb 23, 2021
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Oncology & Cancer
Fighting cancer with a combination of corticosteroids and the keto diet
Dietitians say a keto diet could help you lose up to 10% of your body weight. These high-fat, low-carb meal plans trick the body into burning its own fat. They could also help fight a variety of cancers by starving tumors ...
Jun 12, 2023
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Medical research
Study finds diet high in saturated fat can reprogram immune cells in mice
A new study by Portland State University researchers is the first to show that eating a diet exclusively high in saturated fats can reprogram the mouse immune system, making it better able to fight off infection but more ...
Nov 7, 2022
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