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Pilot study of a ketogenic diet in bipolar disorder.

Nicole NeedhamIain H CampbellHelen GrossiIvana KamenskaBenjamin P RigbySharon A SimpsonEmma McIntoshPankaj BahugunaBen MeadowcroftFrances CreasyMaja Mitchell-GrigorjevaJohn NorrieGerard ThompsonMelissa C GibbsAilsa McLellanCheryl FisherTessa MosesKarl BurgessRachel BrownMichael J ThrippletonHarry CampbellDaniel J Smith
Published in: BJPsych open (2023)
The recruitment and retention of euthymic individuals with bipolar disorder to a 6-8 week ketogenic diet intervention was feasible, with high completion rates for outcome measures. The majority of participants reached and maintained ketosis, and adverse events were generally mild and modifiable. A future randomised controlled trial is now warranted.
Keyphrases
  • bipolar disorder
  • major depressive disorder
  • weight loss
  • physical activity
  • randomized controlled trial
  • study protocol
  • clinical trial