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| Ketogenic diets—friend or foe? |
| Zhang Heyang,Shi Hanping |
| Center for Oncology Nutrition and Metabolism Beijing Shijitan Hospital Capital Medical Univerisity / Key Laboratory of Cancer FSMP for
State Market Regulation Beijing 100038 China |
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Abstract Diet is a convenient and quick treatment. The high-fat low-carb ketogenic diet has been used to treat epilepsy for nearly
a century. Although ketogenic diet has been neglected by the development of antiepileptic drugs the related research on ketogenic diet
has shown an explosive growth in recent years and it has been found that ketogenic diet plays a positive role in mental and psychological
diseases chronic diseases and even tumors. However it can also cause LDL levels to rise making many doctors hesitant. This paper
aims to introduce the effects of ketogenic diet on human metabolism from the perspective of glycolipid metabolism and intestinal flora
summarize its positive effects in Alzheimer's disease depression diabetes obesity and even tumors and highlight the potential side
effects of ketogenic diet providing new ideas for clarifying the potential application value of dietary intervention strategies.
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Received: 12 June 2023
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