Show Notes
In the last few years, using the ketogenic way of eating as a metabolic therapy to treat mental health conditions like schizoaffective disorder, schizophrenia, and bipolar disorder has become more common. However, recent events have caused keto to be at the forefront, more so than in the past. So, this week on the podcast, Kody and Kit tackled keto and current events. They talk science, opinion, and what we know when it comes to this stuff. Enjoy and maybe… tell us what you think :) Sources and other studies of interest: Danan, A., Westman, E. C., Saslow, L. R., & Ede, G. (2022). The Ketogenic Diet for Refractory Mental Illness: A Retrospective Analysis of 31 Inpatients. Frontiers in psychiatry, 13, 951376. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2022.95... Needham, N., Campbell, I. H., Grossi, H., Kamenska, I., Rigby, B. P., Simpson, S. A., McIntosh, E., Bahuguna, P., Meadowcroft, B., Creasy, F., Mitchell-Grigorjeva, M., Norrie, J., Thompson, G., Gibbs, M. C., McLellan, A., Fisher, C., Moses, T., Burgess, K., Brown, R., Thrippleton, M. J., … Smith, D. J. (2023). Pilot study of a ketogenic diet in bipolar disorder. BJPsych open, 9(6), e176. https://doi.org/10.1192/bjo.2023.568 Palmer, C. M. (2022). Brain energy: A revolutionary breakthrough in understanding mental health--and improving treatment for anxiety, depression, OCD, PTSD, and more. BenBella Books, Inc. Sethi, S., Wakeham, D., Ketter, T., Hooshmand, F., Bjornstad, J., Richards, B., Westman, E., Krauss, R. M., & Saslow, L. (2024). Ketogenic Diet Intervention on Metabolic and Psychiatric Health in Bipolar and Schizophrenia: A Pilot Trial. Psychiatry research, 335, 115866. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psychres.20... Tillery, E. E., Ellis, K. D., Threatt, T. B., Reyes, H. A., Plummer, C. S., & Barney, L. R. (2021). The use of the ketogenic diet in the treatment of psychiatric disorders. The mental health clinician, 11(3), 211–219. https://doi.org/10.9740/mhc.2021.05.211 ALL Current Keto Clinical Trials Related to Mental Health Conditions: https://clinicaltrials.gov/search?con... A review of Brain Energy that points out a lot of its shortcomings: https://www.psychiatrymargins.com/p/d...
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