Elevated LDL-cholesterol levels among lean mass hyper-responders on low-carbohydrate ketogenic diets deserve urgent clinical attention and further research

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A cautious, and nuanced editorial about elevated LDL cholesterol while on a keto diet.

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Baszucki Group Awards $6M to Pittsburgh Psychiatry-Led Research Team to Study Mechanisms of Ketogenic Diet in Bipolar Disorder

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Funding will support the creation of a multidisciplinary research team focusing on the intersection of neuroscience, psychiatry, and metabolism

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Baszucki Brain Research Fund Backs Clinical Trials of Keto for Mental Illness

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Baszucki Brain Research Fund backs first clinical pilot trials of ketogenic metabolic interventions for mental health conditions in nearly 60 years.

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McLean Hospital Launches Clinical Trial of Ketogenic Therapy for Bipolar Disorder

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$2 million gift from Baszucki Group will support translational research for early phase illness

Elevated LDL-cholesterol levels among lean mass hyper-responders on low-carbohydrate ketogenic diets deserve urgent clinical attention and further research

Continue reading:

Baszucki Group Awards $6M to Pittsburgh Psychiatry-Led Research Team to Study Mechanisms of Ketogenic Diet in Bipolar Disorder

Baszucki Brain Research Fund Backs Clinical Trials of Keto for Mental Illness

McLean Hospital Launches Clinical Trial of Ketogenic Therapy for Bipolar Disorder