as part of the nutrition class I’m teaching (yay!) I’m compiling a ketogenic way of eating quick start guide and faq.
I want to make a long list of the illnesses that are specifically supported as being helped by a ketogenic diet, the illnesses which have scientific evidence that a ketogenic diet COULD help them, and those for which there is anecdotal evidence that keto helps.
Input appreciated! Please provide a link to the study if you have it!
Edit: My list so far, will update. I am STUNNED at the amount of medical information I am getting right now. Holy Shit. Keto is amazing.:
b. Illnesses with scientific medical evidence supporting a ketogenic way of eating:
i. Diabetes
- Hundreds of studies available at https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
- https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23680948
- https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21533091
Epilepsy
- Hundreds of studies available at https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
iii. Obesity & Related Diseases
- https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27643725
- https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15148063
- https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27357802
- https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26410589
- https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20395146
- (& strength training in women) https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20196854
- (& maintenance) https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19506567
iv. Childhood Obesity
v. Heart Failure & Heart/Cardiovascular Health
- https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26819374
- https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25986079
- https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18478178
- https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12097663
- https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17824299
vi. Stroke
vii. Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS) & Infertility
- https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27510483
- https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23122539
- https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16359551
viii. Hormonal Cancers (including Breast Cancer & Colon Cancer) & Tumors
- https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28244492
- https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27159218
- https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26408720
- https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25773851
- https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21530093
- https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20831808
ix. Parkinson’s Disease
x. Alzheimer’s Disease
xi. Mitochondrial Diseases
xii. Autoimmune Disorders and Multiple Sclerosis
xiii. Brain Development During Pregnancy
xiv. Gout
xv. Autism Spectrum Disorder, Neurodevelopmental Issues, & Autism Spectrum Disorder Behaviors
- https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28166277
- https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27836684
- https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27594980
- https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27080080
- https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25011527
- https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24399946
- https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23755170
- https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22690843
- https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12693778
xvi. Mitochondrial Myopathy
xvii. Cluster Headaches & Migraines
xviii. inflammatory dermatologic disease
xix. Kabuki syndrome
xx. Endotoxemia
xxi. Mitochondrial Adaptations
xxii. Neurodegenerative Diseases / Neurological Issues
- https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22509165
- https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27651266
- https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20204773
- https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16940764
xxiii. Mental Health Disorders including Schizophrenia & Bipolar Disorder
- https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26547882
- https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15601609
- https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18208598
- https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23050642
- https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19245705
- https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11918434
xxiv. Congnitive Function in the Elderly
xxv. Lennox-Gastaut syndrome
xxvi. Huntington Disease
xxvii. ADHD
xxviii. Psoriasis
xxix. Fatty Liver Disease & Insulin Resistance
- https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26556368
- https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24247928
- https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24247485
xxx. Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
xxxi. Traumatic Brain Injury & Spinal Cord Injuries
- https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24721741
- https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24223849
- https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19408168
- https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19049605
xxxii. Chronic Pain
- https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24930805
- https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23680946
- https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20041135
xxxiii. Glycogen Storage Disease Type III & Cardiomyopathy
xxxiv. The nervous system and metabolic dysregulation
xxxv. Glaucoma & Optic Nerve Disorders
xxxvi. General Quality of Life in those with Chronic Diseases