This is usually the reason recreational keto dieters say they can be high protein, which either ends up looking like PSMF or it's probably not very ketogenic (which doesn't really matter in this #context; protein is restricted
in therapeutic ketogenic diets).
Not exact matches
Dr. Daniel Pompa is one of the top experts
in the world on the
therapeutic application of the
ketogenic diet, the benefits of fasting, ancestral - based health approaches, and cellular healing and detoxification.
In contrast,
therapeutic ketogenic diets used for epilepsy or as experimental cancer therapy often restrict carbs to fewer than 5 % of calories or fewer than 15 grams per day to further drive up ketone levels (9, 10).
* The modified atkins
diet which has been demonstrated to have similar efficacy to the classical
ketogenic diet in the treatment of drug - resistant epilepsy and how it may be a slightly more practical option for achieving
therapeutic nutritional ketosis.
They appear to offer specific
therapeutic potential
in neurological disorders, cognitive function, athletic performance as well as helping aid the
ketogenic diet.
I don't think you need to shoot for high ketone levels, unless you use the
ketogenic diet for
therapeutic purposes (
in cases like epilepsy, cancer, etc).
But as far as humans go, again I think that some women can thrive on the
ketogenic diet if everything else is
in place, and it can maybe even be
therapeutic for some women if they're having specific hormonal issues.
You can find out more about using the
ketogenic diet for
therapeutic purposes
in this post and even more on Alix's blog.
There is not enough evidence to strongly support that a switch to a
ketogenic diet can ease or eliminate autism
in everyone diagnosed, but it has its place as a promising
therapeutic option for ASD.
In fact, the ketogenic diet was originally created by doctors in the 1920s in order to mimic the therapeutic effects of fasting to aid in the treatment of patients with seizure disorder
In fact, the
ketogenic diet was originally created by doctors
in the 1920s in order to mimic the therapeutic effects of fasting to aid in the treatment of patients with seizure disorder
in the 1920s
in order to mimic the therapeutic effects of fasting to aid in the treatment of patients with seizure disorder
in order to mimic the
therapeutic effects of fasting to aid
in the treatment of patients with seizure disorder
in the treatment of patients with seizure disorders.
This is why a
Ketogenic diet, while considered
therapeutic, was only performed under close supervision, as Dr. Wilder instructed way back
in the 1920s.
The
therapeutic implications of ketone bodies: the effects of ketone bodies
in pathological conditions: ketosis,
ketogenic diet, redox states, insulin resistance, and mitochondrial metabolism
In an article reviewing the
therapeutic potential of
ketogenic diets, it was hypothesized that the metabolism of ketones and fatty acids changes the intracellular milieu to decrease the formation of reactive oxygen species (ROS)(87).
Since the studies that we have are limited
in humans, it means the optimal
ketogenic diet to follow for maximal
therapeutic benefit is still not known.
Based on the above reasoning, for carbohydrates, our estimated plateau range is from 10 % of energy on the low end (which we recommend for
therapeutic ketogenic diets) to 30 % on the high end (a «moderate carb»
diet in which all the body's glucose needs are met from
diet).
Given the benefits that appears to arise from extended periods of fasting
in cancer risk (20) and the difficulties of following the classical
ketogenic diet; following the Modified Atkins Approach with intermittent fasting may offer superior
therapeutic potential.
By reducing the glucose availability to cancer cells and providing ketone bodies for the energy to normal cells, the
ketogenic diet could be used as a
therapeutic option, especially
in highly glucose dependent cancers such as GBM's.
Whilst the
ketogenic diet may appear to have strong
therapeutic potentials for the use
in cancer treatment, most of the studies shows this
in combination with standard care.
Now on to the second paper
in the European Journal of Clinical Nutrition titled «Beyond weight loss: a review of the
therapeutic uses of very - low - carbohydrate (
ketogenic)
diets».
The present review also questions whether there are still some preconceived ideas about
ketogenic diets, which may be presenting unnecessary barriers to their use as
therapeutic tools
in the physician's hand.
Suggested mechanisms for the
therapeutic action of
ketogenic diets in pathologies for which there exists strong (a) and emerging (b) evidence.
A
ketogenic diet as a potential novel
therapeutic intervention
in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.
During recent years, an increasing amount of evidence has accumulated
in the literature, suggesting that very - low - carbohydrate
ketogenic diets (VLCKD) could have a
therapeutic role
in numerous diseases.
The
therapeutic implications of ketone bodies: The effects of ketone bodies
in pathological conditions: ketosis,
ketogenic diet, redox states, insulin resistance, and mitochondrial metabolism.
On this basis, a
ketogenic diet has been proposed as a collateral
therapeutic approach
in this disease.95 Studies by Zhao et al. 96 revealed both histological and functional improvements
in an animal model of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis when a
ketogenic diet was given compared with when given a control
diet.
Because migraines are increasingly recognized as neurological
in origin, it's possible
ketogenic diets may have a
therapeutic effect for people afflicted with these attacks.
Managing the insulin load of your
diet will require a reduction
in protein intake if you need a
therapeutic ketogenic diet.