ketogenic diet

American  

[kee-toh-jen-ik dahy-it] / ˌki toʊˈdʒɛn ɪk ˈdaɪ ɪt /

noun

• ketogenic diets
  plural

1. a low-carbohydrate, high-fat diet that causes the breakdown of fats into ketone bodies, which consequently replace carbohydrates as the body’s main source of energy: used as a regimen for weight loss, the ketogenic diet is also used to control certain medical disorders or episodes, especially epileptic seizures in children.

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Noun Inflected Forms

• ketogenic diets
  plural

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Etymology

Origin of ketogenic diet

First recorded in 1915–20

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ketogenic diet

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

Despite similar weight loss, the ketogenic diet produced the strongest changes in several measures of liver and metabolic health.

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

She also points out that following a ketogenic diet can be difficult.

From Science Daily ● Mar. 9, 2026

The team found that mice fed a high fat ketogenic diet experienced a drop in high blood sugar, also known as hyperglycemia.

From Science Daily ● Mar. 9, 2026

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