110 Summaries
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Endocrine
Co-targeting of metabolism using dietary and pharmacologic approaches reduces breast cancer metastatic burden
Metastatic breast cancer reduces patients’ survival and quality of life. Fulvestrant (Fulv), an estrogen receptor (ER) antagonist, is used for ER-positive metastatic breast cancer, but...
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Musculoskeletal
β-hydroxybutyrate suppresses pathological changes of blood-induced arthropathy in rats
Blood-induced arthropathy is a debilitating complication in haemophilia, leading to joint inflammation, fibrosis, and long-term damage. The ketone body β-hydroxybutyrate (BHB) has been hypothesized to...
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General Health, Metabolic Syndrome, Obesity
The impact of a ketogenic diet on weight loss, metabolism, body composition and quality of life
A recent study explored the effects of a eucaloric ketogenic diet (KD) on weight loss, body composition, metabolism, dietary adherence, and quality of life through a...
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General Health, Psychiatric Disorders, Gastrointestinal Health
Remission of OCD and ulcerative colitis with a ketogenic diet: Case Report
A case report describes the experience of a 37-year-old woman with chronic obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), ulcerative colitis (UC), obesity, and autoimmune conditions who underwent ketogenic...
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General Health
Low carbohydrate and psychoeducational programs show promise for the treatment of ultra-processed food addiction: 12-month follow-up
This study is a 12-month follow-up to the 2022 intervention by Unwin et al., examining the long-term effects of an online, low-carbohydrate “real food” program...
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Psychiatric Disorders
Ketogenic diet as a therapeutic intervention for obsessive-compulsive disorder: a case series of three patients
OCD is a chronic mental health disorder often associated with metabolic dysfunction. Emerging evidence suggests that metabolic interventions like the ketogenic diet (KD) may target...
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Metabolic Syndrome, Obesity
Effects of a 12 Week Ketogenic Diet Intervention on Obese and Overweight Females with Glucose and Lipid Metabolism Disturbance
A recent study explored the impact of a ketogenic diet on glucose and lipid metabolism, body weight, and anthropometric measurements in adult women aged 20 to 50....
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Cardiovascular Disease
Plaque Begets Plaque, ApoB Does Not: Longitudinal Data from the KETO-CTA Trial
A study assessed whether elevated apolipoprotein B (ApoB) and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C), induced by a ketogenic diet (KD), are associated with coronary plaque progression...
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Gastrointestinal Health, Epilepsy
Characterizing the Fecal Microbiome in Patients on the Ketogenic Diet for Drug-Resistant Epilepsy
The ketogenic diet is a recognized treatment for epilepsy, but its efficacy varies. Previous studies suggest that the gut microbiome might influence the anti-seizure effects...