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The ketogenic diet (KD), a high-fat, low-carbohydrate dietary regimen widely used for drug-resistant epilepsy and weight management, has been increasingly applied in adolescents. However, its long-term effects on juvenile cardiac development and functional homeostasis remain poorly understood. Here, juvenile mice (postnatal day 28–84) were fed a KD, and the underlying mechanisms were further investigated in…

Ketogenic diet may protect one gut region while harming another – Earth.com 07-23-2026

HealthDay News — Administration of a ketogenic diet (KETO) is feasible for patients with schizophrenia and bipolar-1 disorders and is associated with improved metabolic health, cognitive performance, and clinical symptoms, according to a study published in the July issue of Schizophrenia Bulletin

Ketogenic diets, originally developed in the 1920s to treat epilepsy, have been adapted in the past few decades as a strategy to lose weight or increase lifespan. This type of diet (a high percentage of fat, low percentage of carbohydrates, and normal or reduced amounts of protein) forces the body to burn fatty acids for…

Diet composition shapes tissue function and disease risk by modulating nutrient availability, metabolic state and cellular dynamics1. In the gastrointestinal tract, obesogenic high-fat diets enhance small-intestinal stem cell activity and tumorigenesis2. However, the impact of ketogenic diets (KDs), which contain even higher lipid content but reduce circulating insulin and induce ketogenesis, remains poorly understood3. This…

MIT researchers have found that a ketogenic high-fat, low-carbohydrate diet fuels the growth of intestinal tumors. Anne Trafton|MIT News Publication Date: July 15, 2026