[HTML][HTML] Neuroprotection by the ketogenic diet: evidence and controversies

SM Gough, A Casella, KJ Ortega, AS Hackam�- Frontiers in Nutrition, 2021 - frontiersin.org
The ketogenic diet (KD) is a high-fat low-carbohydrate diet that has been used for decades
as a non-pharmacologic approach to treat metabolic disorders and refractory pediatric�…

The role of dietary coconut for the prevention and treatment of Alzheimer's disease: potential mechanisms of action

WMADB Fernando, IJ Martins, KG Goozee…�- British Journal of�…, 2015 - cambridge.org
Coconut, Cocos nucifera L., is a tree that is cultivated to provide a large number of products,
although it is mainly grown for its nutritional and medicinal values. Coconut oil, derived from�…

Optimal clinical management of children receiving dietary therapies for epilepsy: Updated recommendations of the International Ketogenic Diet Study Group

EH Kossoff, BA Zupec‐Kania, S Auvin…�- Epilepsia�…, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Ketogenic dietary therapies (KDTs) are established, effective nonpharmacologic treatments
for intractable childhood epilepsy. For many years KDTs were implemented differently�…

COVID‐19 outbreak: The impact of stress on seizures in patients with epilepsy

S Huang, C Wu, Y Jia, G Li, Z Zhu, K Lu, Y Yang…�- …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Objective Stress is a known trigger for seizures in patients with epilepsy (PWE). However,
the association between stress and seizures has not been thoroughly investigated. In�…

[HTML][HTML] Effects of a ketogenic diet in overweight women with polycystic ovary syndrome

A Paoli, L Mancin, MC Giacona, A Bianco…�- Journal of translational�…, 2020 - Springer
Background Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is the most common endocrine disorder in
women during reproductive age. It is characterised clinically by oligo-ovulation or�…

Ketogenic diet guidelines for infants with refractory epilepsy

E van der Louw, D van den Hurk, E Neal…�- European Journal of�…, 2016 - Elsevier
Background The ketogenic diet (KD) is an established, effective non-pharmacologic
treatment for drug resistant childhood epilepsy. For a long time, the KD was not�…

Mitochondria: The ketogenic diet—A metabolism-based therapy

S Vidali, S Aminzadeh, B Lambert, T Rutherford…�- The international journal�…, 2015 - Elsevier
Mitochondria are the energy-producing organelles of the cell, generating ATP via oxidative
phosphorylation mainly by using pyruvate derived from glycolytic processing of glucose�…

The ketogenic diet inhibits the mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) pathway

SS McDaniel, NR Rensing, LL Thio, KA Yamada…�- …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
The ketogenic diet (KD) is an effective treatment for epilepsy, but its mechanisms of action
are poorly understood. We investigated the hypothesis that the KD inhibits mammalian�…

[HTML][HTML] Epigenetic mechanisms in neurological and neurodegenerative diseases

J Landgrave-G�mez, O Mercado-G�mez…�- Frontiers in cellular�…, 2015 - frontiersin.org
The role of epigenetic mechanisms in the function and homeostasis of the central nervous
system (CNS) and its regulation in diseases is one of the most interesting processes of�…

[HTML][HTML] Effects of exogenous ketone supplementation on blood ketone, glucose, triglyceride, and lipoprotein levels in Sprague–Dawley rats

SL Kesl, AM Poff, NP Ward, TN Fiorelli, C Ari…�- Nutrition &�…, 2016 - Springer
Nutritional ketosis induced by the ketogenic diet (KD) has therapeutic applications for many
disease states. We hypothesized that oral administration of exogenous ketone supplements�…