Ketogenic Diets: Nutrition Therapy That Has Survived the Test of Time

For nearly a century, ketogenic diets have been used by the medical community and health-seeking consumers (Paoli et al. 2013). The ketogenic diet is a very low carbohydrate (< 50 g/day) regimen that promotes the metabolism of fats rather than carbohydrates. Conventional wisdom has it that the carbohydrates in food are converted into glucose, which is in turn transported throughout every organ system in the body, including the brain. However, if there is a deficiency of carbohydrate either be…