mBio (Apr 2021)

Ketogenic Diets Induced Glucose Intolerance and Lipid Accumulation in Mice with Alterations in Gut Microbiota and Metabolites

  • Yue Li,
  • Xin Yang,
  • Jing Zhang,
  • Tianyi Jiang,
  • Ziyi Zhang,
  • Zhiyi Wang,
  • Mengxue Gong,
  • Liping Zhao,
  • Chenhong Zhang

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1128/mBio.03601-20
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 12, no. 2

Abstract

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The ketogenic diet with extremely high fat and very low carbohydrate levels is very popular in society today. Although it has beneficial effects on epilepsy and neurodegenerative diseases, how ketogenic diets impact host glucose and lipid metabolism and gut microbiota still needs further investigation.