Category: Keto Diet

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Can the Keto Diet Help With Fertility?

The ketogenic diet has become a popular dietary approach known for its potential health benefits. In fact, some studies suggest that the Keto diet could grow to reach a market size of over 15 billion U.S. dollars by 2027. In a nutshell, the Keto diet involves consuming a high-fat, moderate-protein, and low-carbohydrate diet to induce…
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Krebs Cycle Keto Diet Mechanisms of Action Microbiome

Ketogenic Diet Mechanisms of Action

The ketogenic diet is best known as a high-fat, low-carbohydrate diet commonly used to treat drug-resistant epilepsy in children. Despite a ketogenic diet therapy’s ability to suppress refractory epilepsies for over a century, the underlying mechanisms of the ketogenic diet remain enigmatic. While the exact ketogenic diet mechanisms of action are not yet known, several…
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Ketogenic Diet and Diabetes

According to recommendations made by international diabetes guidelines, the therapy of type 2 diabetes mellitus entails both pharmaceutical and lifestyle changes [1, 2, 3]  Nutritional recommendations frequently emphasize cutting back on excess carbohydrates and restricting fat intake to 20–35% of total calories, with a particular emphasis on reducing saturated fats. Conversely, some diets advocate substantially…
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Absorption, metabolism, excretion, and health outcomes of sugar alcohols

Absorption, metabolism, excretion, and health outcomes of sugar alcohols

Ketogenic Diet ResearchRafi, Z., Pendergrass, K. (2020) Absorption, metabolism, excretion, and health outcomes of various sugar alcohols. Ketogenic Diet Research. The Paleo Foundation.DOWNLOAD PDF Ketogenic Diet ResearchRafi, Z., Pendergrass, K. (2020) Absorption, metabolism, excretion, and health outcomes of various sugar alcohols. Ketogenic Diet Research. The Paleo Foundation.DOWNLOAD PDF November, 2019 KETOGENIC DIET RESEARCH Absorption, metabolism,…
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Best Alcoholic Beverages on a Keto Diet

Best Alcoholic Beverages on a Keto Diet

For many people on the ketogenic diet, enjoying a glass of wine or a few beers with some friends might have been a regular part of our past social lives. The 10-15 grams of carbohydrates in a normal bottle of beer, however, will obviously take up a notable portion of your carbohydrate “budget”, especially if…
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Woman on Ketogenic Diet Alcohol and Ketosis

Alcohol and Ketosis

Alcohol is one of the oldest and most widely consumed recreational psychoactive substances, and as we’ve argued previously, alcohol is clearly a part of an ancestral-type diet. By potentiating the effects of the gamma-aminobutyric (GABA) neurotransmitter and the binding to its receptor (GABA-A), it induces feelings of relaxation, euphoria, and decreases anxiety, among other cognitive…
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Dr. Paolo Raggi Evidence based Keto Diet Research

Paolo Raggi MD: A Critical View of of the Keto Diet

Evidence-based Keto Diet ResearchRoberts, T. (2021) Unscientific Claims, Abandoned Food Groups, and the Deeper Cultural Issues with a Restrictive Dieting Approach. Evidence Based Keto Diet Research. Spearhead Certifications.DOWNLOAD PDF Evidence-based Keto Diet ResearchRoberts, T. (2021) Unscientific Claims, Abandoned Food Groups, and the Deeper Cultural Issues with a Restrictive Dieting Approach. Evidence Based Keto Diet Research.…
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Ketogenic Diet RCTs Research Review

Ketogenic Diet Randomized Controlled Trials (RCTs) Research Review

Ketogenic Diet ResearchPendergrass, K. ,Rafi, Z. (2019) Ketogenic Diet Randomized Controlled Trials (RCTs) Research Review. Ketogenic Diet Research. The Paleo Foundation.DOWNLOAD PDF Ketogenic Diet ResearchPendergrass, K. ,Rafi, Z. (2019) Ketogenic Diet Randomized Controlled Trials (RCTs) Research Review. Ketogenic Diet Research. The Paleo Foundation.DOWNLOAD PDF November, 2019 KETOGENIC DIET RESEARCH Ketogenic Diet Randomized Controlled Trials (RCTs)…
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HPAEC PAD for Net Carbohydrate Claims on Keto Product Packaging

HPAEC PAD for Net Carbohydrate Claims on Keto Product Packaging

Forty years after its first introduction, the high-performance anion-exchange with pulsed amperometric detection ( HPAEC-PAD ) method is a well-established technique used for separating and quantifying a broad range of carbohydrates. HPAEC-PAD has replaced many of the methods used for carbohydrate analysis 40 years ago, and there are innumerable reasons for the acceptance and popularity of HPAEC-PAD…
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High Variability in Glycemic Index Values Leads to Low Clinical and Practical Utility Karen Pendergrass

High Variability in Glycemic Index Values Leads to Low Practical Utility

Evidence-Based Keto Diet ResearchPendergrass,K. (2021) High Variability in Glycemic Index Values Leads to Low Clinical and Practical UtilityEvidence Based Keto Diet Research. Spearhead Certifications.DOWNLOAD PDF Evidence-Based Keto Diet ResearchPendergrass,K. (2021) High Variability in Glycemic Index Values Leads to Low Clinical and Practical UtilityEvidence Based Keto Diet Research. Spearhead Certifications.DOWNLOAD PDF July, 2021 EVIDENCE-BASED KETO DIET…
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