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ketogenic

/ ˌkiːtəʊˈdʒɛnɪk /

adjective

  1. med forming or able to stimulate the production of ketone bodies

    a ketogenic diet

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However in those rats fed a ketogenic diet only 22% of male offspring, and 12% of female offspring, developed these problems.

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Researchers have shown that young rats fed a ketogenic diet -- a diet with high fat and low carbohydrates -- are protected from the lasting experience of pre-natal stress.

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Now a group of Italian researchers have shown that the biological changes induced by a ketogenic diet may help them to escape from the long-lasting effects of stress experienced in the womb.

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The offspring were weaned at 21 days after birth, and assigned either a control diet, or a ketogenic diet.

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The animals which had received the ketogenic diet showed some notable differences over the control group, such as exhibiting longer grooming times, and greater sociability.

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