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Classic ketogenic diet (4:1) / Standard ketogenic diet (SKD)

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Very low carb, moderate protein, high-fat diet

Typical breakdown: 70-75% fat, 20% protein, 5-10% carbs.

Focuses on inducing ketosis for weight loss and other health benefits

Two major ways that carbohydrates can be limited is through calorie restriction or ketogenic diet
McIntyre et al. 2023 Trends in Cancer 9: 752

Ketogenic diet is a very-low-carbohydrate diet but high in fat, typically 70–90%
Zhu et al. 2022 Signal Transduct. Target. Ther. 7: 11

Ketogenic Diet contains high amounts of Fatty acids but low amounts of fiber (carbohydates), [vitamins](brain://ZppU8r86Yka4qspl4MzS-A/…

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Eﬀects of medium- and long-chain triacylglicerols on lipid metabolism and gut microbiota composition in C57BL/6L mice
Zhou et al. 2017a J. Agric. Food Chem. 65: 6599-6607
Effects of the ketogenic diet in the glucose transporter 1 deﬁciency syndrome
Klepper et al. 2004 Prostaglandins, Leukotrienes, and Essential Fatty Acids 70(3): 321–327
History and origin of the ketogenic diet
Wheless, 2004 in: C.E. Stafstrom, J. M. Rho (Eds.), Epilepsy and the Ketogenic Diet, Humana Press, Totowa, NJ, 31–50
Ketogenic diet for human diseases: the underlying mechanisms and potential for clinical implementations
Zhu et al. 2022 Signal Transduct. Target. Ther. 7: 11
Review
Molecular mechanisms of hepatic lipid accumulation in non-alcoholic fatty liver disease.
Ipsen et al. 2018 Cell. Mol. Life Sci. 75: 3313-3327
Successful treatment of severe cardiomyopathy in glycogen storage disease type III with D,L-3-hydroxybutyrate, ketogenic and high-protein diet
Valayannopoulos et al. 2011 Pediatric Research 70(6): 638–641
The ketogenic diet: seizure control correlates better with serum beta-hydroxybutyrate than with urine ketones
Gilbert et al. 2000 Journal of Child Neurology 15(12): 787–790

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