Ketogenic Diet and Health
Abstract
(ISSN 2573-4393)
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Special Issue
Ketogenic Diet and Health
Submission Deadline: December 15, 2020 (Open) Submit Now
Guest Editor
Lorna Doyle, BSc Ed, MSc, PhD
Lecturer and Researcher in Nutrition and Sports Nutrition, Department of Sport & Exercise Science, Waterford Institute of Technology, Ireland
Research Interests: low carbohydrate; ketogenic diets: weight loss, exercise performance, health; Relative Energy Deficiency in Sport (REDS): health; polyphenols: exercise recovery
About this topic
A ketogenic diet involves energy from carbohydrates being restricted, protein intake is moderate with the remaining energy derived from fat. It generally has <50g a day carbohydrate, protein intake 1.2 to 1.7 g per Kg body mass, with a maximum intake of 2 g per Kg body mass. The remaining energy comes from fat. Due to reduced carbohydrate and hence glucose availability the body derives most of its energy from fat, where fat may consist of 85% energy in the diet. When the body utilizes fat for energy, ketone bodies are produced; an indication fat is being utilized for energy. This diet has been used as a treatment modality for epilepsy from the 1920s. Research has investigated the potential of the diet to reverse type II diabetes, due to its effect on blood glucose and insulin production. Its effect on weight loss, blood lipids, inflammation, risk of cancer and brain function have also been investigated. It is important the long terms effects of any diet be considered, not just immediate effects. Further understanding of short- and long-term effects of a ketogenic diet on health are necessary for complete understanding of this topic, and its therapeutic potential.
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Publication
Ketogenic Diet and Healthby
Jordin Lane
and
Kevin R. Fontaine
Abstract Carbohydrate-restricted ketogenic diets (KD) were introduced in the mid-19th century as a weight loss method with a resurgence of its use in epilepsy treatment in the 1920’s. Research conducted over the last several years provides evidence that KD’s can confer beneficial effects for several chronic metabolic diseases, including obesit [...] |
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