Nutrição e Dieta Cetogênica – Artigo 6

Review Ketogenic Diet for Obesity: Friend or Foe? Abstract: Obesity is reaching epidemic proportions and is a strong risk factor for a number of cardiovascular and metabolic disorders such as hypertension, type 2 diabetes, dyslipidemia, atherosclerosis, and also certain types of cancers. Despite the constant recommendations of health care organizations regarding the importance of weight control, this goal often fails. Genetic predisposition ...

Nutrição e Dieta Cetogênica – Artigo 5

REVIEW ARTICLE  Ketogenic diet for human diseases: the underlying mechanisms and potential for clinical implementations The ketogenic diet (KD) is a high-fat, adequate-protein, and very-low-carbohydrate diet regimen that mimics the metabolism of the fasting state to induce the production of ketone bodies. The KD has long been established as a remarkably successful dietary approach for the treatment of intractable epilepsy and has increasi...

Nutrição e Dieta Cetogênica – Artigo 4

REVIEW Beyond weight loss: a review of the therapeutic uses of very-low-carbohydrate (ketogenic) diets Very-low-carbohydrate diets or ketogenic diets have been in use since the 1920s as a therapy for epilepsy and can, in some cases, completely remove the need for medication. From the 1960s onwards they have become widely known as one of the most common methods for obesity treatment. Recent work over the last decade or so has provided ...

Nutrição e Dieta Cetogênica – Artigo 3

The Potential Health Benefits of the Ketogenic Diet: A Narrative Review Abstract: Considering the lack of a comprehensive, multi-faceted overview of the ketogenic diet (KD) in relation to health issues, we compiled the evidence related to the use of the ketogenic diet in relation to its impact on the microbiome, the epigenome, diabetes, weight loss, cardiovascular health, and cancer. The KD diet could potentially increase genetic diversity of ...

Nutrição e Dieta Cetogênica – Artigo 2

Applications of Ketogenic Diets in Patients with Headache: Clinical Recommendations Abstract: Headaches are among the most prevalent and disabling neurologic disorders and there are several unmet needs as current pharmacological options are inadequate in treating patients with chronic headache, and a growing interest focuses on nutritional approaches as non-pharmacological treatments. Among these, the largest body of evidence supports the use ...

Nutrição e Dieta Cetogênica – Artigo 1

Dieta cetogênica: como colocar em prática? Resumo Dieta cetogênica (KD) é uma abordagem dietética rica em gordura, adequada em proteína e com níveis insuficientes de carboidrato para as demandas metabólicas. A maior parte do conhecimento associado à KD vem dos estudos sobre jejum prolongado, dado que ambos produzem o mesmo estado chamado de cetose fisiológica. Os protocolos de dietas cetogênicas mais utilizados atualmente são a ...