The Effect of Ketogenic-Diet on Health

Abstract

In recent years, the ketogenic diet is the most popular diet around the world. Therefore, keto diet, short for ketogenic, involves eating a high amount of fat, a moderate amount of protein and very few carbs. This research paper aims to know about the effect of a ketogenic diet on our body, to know about the mechanism of the ketogenic diet in treating neurodegenerative disorders and to know about the mechanism of the ketogenic diet in reducing the weight of our body. Also, the objective was to investigate the ketogenic diet stimulates ketogenesis which treats certain neurodegenerative disorders. Although this is high fats containing food it is beneficial for our body in certain conditions. It is also useful in the conditions in which the brain requires a low level of glucose so the brain starts utilizing ketone bodies. As the intake of carbohydrates is lowered so it is also used to reduce the weight of the body. In this research, the qualitative methodology has been adopted which refers to secondary sources of data. In this project, I used a variety of research that has also been undertaken by numerous researchers including dietitians who tend to support the positive benefits of using ketogenic diets to manage losing weight as well as other health problems that could result from overweight. Also, we used a table to show the difference between studies. Finally, it is important to note that the ketogenic-diet has created debate, partially although traditional dietary education has, for years, illustrated the adverse effects of high overall including trans-fat intake.

The Role of Ketogenic Diet in the Treatment of Neurological Diseases

“…Both fasting and the observation of the ketogenic diet lead to increased oxidation of fatty acids and the use of the ketone bodies produced in that process (β-hydroxybutyrate, acetoacetate and acetone) as the main energy substrate. Therefore, the diet distinguishes itself from other diets since it is not based on energy obtained from glucose but on that from ketone bodies produced from fats [ 8 , 16 , 17 , 18 , 19 , 20 ].…”

Effect of the Ketogenic Diet on the Prophylaxis and Treatment of Diabetes Mellitus: A Review of the Meta-Analyses and Clinical Trials

“…While, in other diets, the main source of energy is glucose, in this case, the organism preferentially targets ketone bodies. The organism is then put into the so-called nutritional ketosis state, which, in turn, has many favorable applications [ 19 , 20 ]. It is a diet with a low carbohydrate content, high fat content, and moderate protein content.…”

Convergent pathways of the gut microbiota–brain axis and neurodegenerative disorders

“…A randomized, double-blind, cross-over pilot study in older adults at risk for AD (11 subjects with and 6 subjects without cognitive impairment) comparing a modified Mediterranean-ketogenic diet (MMKD) with the American heart association diet (AHAD) found that MMKD modulated the gut microbiota and SCFAs associated with AD markers in subjects with mild cognitive impairment [ 160 ]. A ketogenic diet is characterized by high fats, moderate proteins, and very low carbohydrates [ 161 ]. Similarly, in another pilot study, the same group showed that the combination of these two diets (MMKD and AHAD) was able to modulate the gut mycobiome in association with AD markers and uncovered an association between mild cognitive impairment with a fungal–bacterial co-regulation network [ 162 ].…”