The ketogenic diet (KD) is a high-fat, adequate-protein, and very-low-carbohydrate diet
regimen that mimics the metabolism of the fasting state to induce the production of ketone …

Astrocytes play key roles in the regulation of brain energy metabolism, which has a major
impact on brain functions, including memory, neuroprotection, resistance to oxidative stress …

Food is essential to life, hence food safety is a basic human right. Billons of people in the
world are at risk of unsafe food. Many millions become sick while hundreds of thousand die …

Background Brain energy metabolism is impaired in Alzheimer's disease (AD), which may
be mitigated by a ketogenic diet. We conducted a randomized crossover trial to determine …

Sarcopenia, an age-related decline in skeletal muscle mass and function, dramatically
affects the quality of life. Although there is a consensus that sarcopenia is a multifactorial …

Medium chain fatty acids (MCFAs) has unique transport system and is rapidly metabolized in
the body. It mainly occurs in coconut oil, palm kernel oil and milk products. Dietary …

At present, the prevalence of Alzheimer's disease, a devastating neurodegenerative
disorder, is increasing. Although the mechanism of the underlying pathology is not fully …

The goal of this review was to assess the effectiveness of ketogenic diets on the therapy of
neurodegenerative diseases. The ketogenic diet is a low-carbohydrate and fat-rich diet. Its …

Clinical and animal studies suggested that a medium-chain triglyceride (MCT)-based
ketogenic diet provides an alternative energy substrate to the brain and has neuroprotective …

The ketogenic diet, originally developed for the treatment of epilepsy in non-responder
children, is spreading to be used in the treatment of many diseases, including Alzheimer's …