ketogenic

British

/ ˌkiːtəʊˈdʒɛnɪk /

adjective

med forming or able to stimulate the production of ketone bodies

a ketogenic diet

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The team now wants to determine why a ketogenic diet can produce such different outcomes in two neighboring parts of the digestive tract.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 6, 2026

Participants were randomly assigned to follow a ketogenic diet, a Mediterranean diet, or a low-fat, plant-forward diet.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 29, 2026

The ketogenic diet supplied just 4% of calories from carbohydrates and 73% from fat.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 29, 2026

After the weight loss intervention, about 50% of participants following the ketogenic diet no longer met the criteria for prediabetes.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 29, 2026

In 2020, a ketogenic or keto diet promoting high-fat and low-carbohydrate consumption in order to burn fat was the most Googled diet in the United States.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 22, 2026

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