Keto and Cognition
Can you really think better because of your diet?
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Idea
There is lots of anecdotal evidence for the benefit of the ketogenic diet on cognition in healthy adults. Followers report attention, memory and other cognitive benefits, but to date all the evidence is anecdotal. We are looking to change that.
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What research is out there?
Check out some of the most recent literature on the ketogenic diet that inspired this project
Keto and health in rats
Kephart et al. 2017 The 1-week and 8-month effects of a ketogenic diet or ketone salt supplementation on multi-organ markers of oxidative stress and mitochondrial function in rats
Keto and metabolism in rats
Brownlow et al. 2017 Nutritional ketosis affects metabolism and behavior in Sprague-Dawley rats in both control and chronic stress environments
Keto and cognition in rats
Zhao et al. 2004 Detrimental effects of the ketogenic diet on cognitive function
Keto and sleep
Hallbook et al. 2007 Ketogenic diet improves sleep quality in children with therapy-resistant epilepsy
Keto and epilepsy in kids
Lambrechts et al. 2013 Ketogenic diet effects on cognition, mood, and psychosocial adjustment in children
Keto and sport
Paoli et al. 2015 The ketogenic diet and sport: A possible marraige
Keto and Health in mice
Poff et al. 2013 The ketogenic diet and hyperbaric oxygen therapy prolong survival in mice with systemic metastatic cancer
Ketones and inflamation
Youm et al. 2015 The ketone metabolite B-hydroxybutyrate blocks NLRP3 inflammasome-mediated inflammatory disease
Keto and Alzheimers in mice
Brownlow et al. 2013 Ketogenic diet improves motor performance but not cognition in two mouse models of alzheimers pathology
Keto and memory in mice
Newman et al. 2017 Ketogenic diet reduces midlife mortality and improves memory in aging mice
Keto and strength
Wilson et al. 2017 The effects of ketogenic dieting on body composition, strength, power, and hormonal profiles in resistance training males
Timing of Keto diet for epilepsy
Kossoff et al. 2004 The impact of early versus late anticonvulsant reduction after ketogenic diet initiation
Keto and memory
Krikorian et al. 2012 Dietary ketosis enhances memory in mild cognitive impairment
Safety of keto
Kiens et al. 2015 Ketogenic diets for fat loss and exercise performance: Benefits and safety
Keto and Cycling
Zajac et al. 2014 The effects of a ketogenic diet on exercise metabolism and physical performance in off-road cyclists
Keto and seizures in rats
D'Agostino et al. 2013 Therapeutic ketosis with ketone ester delays central nervous system oxygen toxicity seizures in rats
Keto and gymnasts
Paoli et al. 2012 Ketogenic diet does not affect strength performance in elite gymnasts
Keto and memory in rats
Jiang et al. 2016 Ketogenic diet attenuates spatial and item memory impairment in pentylenetrazol-kindled rats
Keto and Endurance
Zinn et al. 2017 Ketogenic diet benefits body composition and well being by not performance in a pilot case study of New Zealand endurance athlets
Ketones and plasticiy in mice
Ciarlone et al. 2016 Ketone ester supplementation attenuates seizure activity and improves behavior and hippocampal synaptic plasticity in an Angelman syndrome mouse model
Pulsifer et al.
2007
Effects of ketogenic diet on development and behavior: Preliminary report of a prospective study
Keto and epilepsy
Kinsman et al. 1992 Efficacy of the ketogenic diet for intractable seizure disorders: review of 58 cases
Keto and Taekwondo
Rhyu et al. 2014 The effect of weight loss by ketogenic diet on the body composition, performance-related physical fitness factors and cytokines of taekwondo athletes
Keto and depression
Murphy et al. 2004 The antidepressant properties of the ketogenic diet
Keto and sleep
Nikanorova et al. 2009 Ketogenic diet in the treatment of refractory continuous spikes and waves during slow sleep
Keto supplements in rats
Kesl et al. 2016 Effects of exogenous ketone supplementation on blood ketone, glucose, triglyceride, and lipoprotein levels in Sprague-Dawley rats