Scientists reviewed five
studies on the ketogenic diet with a total of 47 people included in the analysis and five studies on the modified Atkins diet with 85 people included.
A 2015 article in the International Journal of Biochemistry and Cell Biology sums up the findings of multiple
studies on ketogenic diets and cancer with the following: «there is increasing evidence that the ketogenic diet may also be beneficial as an adjuvant cancer therapy by potentiating the antitumor effect of chemotherapy and radiation treatment.»
I would like to see further
studies on the ketogenic diet for treatment of obesity found in individuals with binge eating or emotional eating disorders considering the effects the ketogenic diet has on satiety and controlling blood sugar levels and cravings.
In fact, the earliest
studies on the ketogenic diet and thyroid function were on adults.
Key Insight: As per one of the largest
studies on the ketogenic diet, the rate of hypothyroidism among children was 20,800 % higher than would be expected from simple, random chance.
Eugene Fine was also there with a poster on his just published pilot
study on ketogenic diets and cancer — «Targeting insulin inhibition as a metabolic therapy in advanced cancer: A pilot safety and feasibility dietary trial in 10 patients.»
Not exact matches
The first
study on the relationship between a low carb
diet and cholesterol was done in 1981 and was monitoring the impact of a
ketogenic diet and the cholesterol levels.
For the needs of the
study, they split the mice in two groups: the first had a regular
diet and the second was put
on a
ketogenic diet.
In one
study, individuals
on a
ketogenic diet lost 2.2 times more weight than their cohorts
on a low - fat, low - fat
diet.
And,
studies have shown that although many showed a short - term gain in the beginning
on a
ketogenic, or Paleo,
diet after three months increased inflammation occurred in the body.
In a prospective
study of twenty LGS children
on the
ketogenic diet, seizures were reduced by over 50 % in eight (40 %) after 18 months (12).
A recent
study found that urinary ketones tend to be highest in the early morning and after dinner
on a
ketogenic diet (38).
In a
study of 104 infants, 67 (64 %) had over 50 % improvement in spasms after 6 months
on a
ketogenic diet, 29 of whom became seizure free (10).
A
study that was published in Endocrinology and Metabolism (2011) fed rats various macronutrient ratios of a high fat, low carb
ketogenic diet to compare the effects of
diet on ketosis.
In a
study published in Nutrition & Metabolism, researchers noted that diabetics who ate low - carbohydrate
ketogenic diets were able to significantly reduce their dependency
on diabetes medication, and may even reverse it eventually.3
The literature
on side effects of
ketogenic therapies has mainly
studied traditional
ketogenic diets.
A
study done
on the effects
on the
Ketogenic diet had shown a great increase in health for both women and men not just in weight but in other elements of health too, in fact this particular
study examined more women than men, (44 to 39 accordingly).
At least one
study showed that people lost 2.2 times more weight
on a
ketogenic diet than those
on low - fat or calorie - controlled
diets.
Based
on published
studies, a
ketogenic diet can be beneficial for optimizing your health.
One
study has assessed long term outcomes of 68 LGS patients over a mean follow up period of 19 years: of the 19 who tried
diet therapy, 5 maintained seizure freedom
on the traditional
ketogenic diet and one
on MAD (13).
The
ketogenic diet alone has been reported to be extremely satiating, with one
study demonstrating the impact that ketone bodies can have
on the hunger stimulating hormone, ghrelin (12).
If anyone wants to back the
studies on whether
ketogenic diet inhibits cancer... here's your chance.
I remembered reading online several years earlier about three
studies by three different universities
on how a
ketogenic diet had cured most of the stage four cancer patients who volunteered to participate in the
study, so I went looking for
ketogenic diet information and found your great site.
outlining a
study comparing the
ketogenic diet with a regular
diet on performance improvements.
The first significant
study done assessing
ketogenic diets and the effect they have
on epileptic children was in 1998.
Are there any
studies on «vegan
ketogenic»
diets?
Another
study found that participants
on the
ketogenic diet lost 3 times more weight than those
on the Diabetes UK's recommended
diet (r).
The
study was published by the World Journal of Gastroenterology: «
Ketogenic diet poses a significant effect
on imbalanced gut microbiota in infants with refractory epilepsy.»
The difference is that the earlier
study was focused
on the safety and efficacy of a KD
diet for refractory epilepsy, while the more recent
study analyzed details of the various aspects of microbiota elements and activity before and after
ketogenic dieting.
Some
studies show modest performance gains, but other show faster exhaustion, reduced power, and reduced endurance, but athletes feel well
on ketogenic diets and tend to lose weight.
This
study was similar to: «Carbs: Low vs. Lower» where it was shown that many people do just as well losing weight
on a low carb
diet as they do
on a
ketogenic diet.
This review shows that not all of the
studies were strictly focused
on very low - carb,
ketogenic diets throughout the whole trial.
First of all, there are other
studies showing that rats overfed
on a
ketogenic diet still gain significant amounts of fat — more so than
on high - carb
diets.
A
study on a MCT - supplemented
ketogenic diet in a population with mild cognitive impairment was recently published (Taylor et al., 2018).
Furthermore, Orlistat reduces fat absorption, so, similar to the Westman
study (above), the energy deficit may have been greater in the low fat
diet group, yet still, weight loss was greater in the
ketogenic diet group (speculatively, due to the impact of carbohydrate restriction
on energy expenditure mentioned above).
I'll leave with this to give you more of an understanding
on ketogenic diets... http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2129159/ — Good luck
on your journey and hopefully one day you will become more open - minded and actually question things instead of repeating dogma without looking at the details of the
studies you are posting.
Research suggests (this is a
study done
on children, FYI) that
ketogenic diets may actually cause hypothyroid.
In one
study, 13 obese men diagnosed with metabolic syndrome and NAFLD showed significant improvement in their weight, blood pressure, liver enzymes and liver fat after four months
on a
ketogenic diet; 21 percent completely resolved their NAFLD.
To date many research
studies are done after three weeks
on the
ketogenic diet, based loosely
on published anticonvulsant effects in rodents.
Studies have shown that
ketogenic diets have a lot of favorable effects
on your body, such as less oxidative stress, reduced inflammation, an improved body composition (meaning, more muscle, less fat) and increased insulin sensitivity!!
Since the target of the
Ketogenic diet is to burn fat for energy consuming these types of fats is not only acceptable, but also required, and many
studies confirm that this fat intake while
on a low carb
diet does not raise cholesterol or fat levels in the blood.
Below we document three research
studies examining low - carb and
ketogenic diets effects»
on HDL.
Although various
studies have examined the short - term effects of a
ketogenic diet in reducing weight in obese patients, its long - term effects
on various physical and biochemical parameters are not known.
A keto
diet makes you more likely to lose belly fat Exactly why this is the case is unclear, but this was the conclusion of a
study which followed participants
on a
ketogenic diet versus those
on a traditional low - fat
diet.
A companion
study published by the Buck Institute for Research
on Aging in the same issue of Cell Metabolism shows that a
ketogenic diet extends longevity and improves memory in aging mice.
Although the maximum rate at which your body can release fat is based
on a
study that has not been done specifically for low - carb,
ketogenic diets, it can be used as a safe estimate of the maximum fat loss.
A 2012
study found that gymnasts
on a strict
ketogenic diet for only 30 days lost weight without losing strength.
One famous
study found that athletes who had switched to a
ketogenic diet burned as much as 230 % more fat when they exercised, compared to athletes who were not
on a
ketogenic diet (19).
I [Handley] was incredibly excited to see this
study about the impact a
ketogenic diet had
on suppressing immune activation in mice.
The researchers in this
study found that the people who followed the low - carb (
ketogenic)
diet dropped more fat and lost more weight than those adhering to the low - fat
diet, despite consuming slightly more calories
on average.