Clinical Impact of Ketogenic Diet
A special issue of Nutrients (ISSN 2072-6643). This special issue belongs to the section "Clinical Nutrition".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 5 August 2024 | Viewed by 66
Special Issue Editor
Interests: nutrition; diabetes mellitus; neuroendocrine neoplasms; endocrinology; obesity; pituitary disorders; adrenal tumours
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The ketogenic diet is a dietary approach characterized by a high fat and low carbohydrate intake, aiming to facilitate weight loss, enhance mental clarity, and boost energy levels. Its use has been shown to be beneficial in several endocrine and non-chronic disorders.
The long-term outcomes of the ketogenic diet have not been clearly assessed and, for this reason, we are currently not able to establish whether the use of a ketogenic diet can aid clinicians in the long-term management of endocrine disorders. In addition, the relationship between ketone bodies and hormonal axes, including the hypothalamic–pituitary–adrenal axis and the Growth Hormone/IGF-1 Axis, has not yet shown.
This Special Issue encourages the submission of articles focusing on the long-term effects of the ketogenic diet in endocrine disorders (obesity, diabetes mellitus, reproductive disorders) and in some not yet investigated conditions, including hypothalamic–pituitary–adrenal axis and Growth Hormone/IGF-1 Axis disorders.
Dr. Valentina Guarnotta
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- ketogenic diet
- obesity
- diabetes mellitus
- adrenal disorders
- thyroid disease
- reproductive disorders
- acromegaly
