Today, I review and link to Metabolic Mind CME‘s Cardiovascular Safety Of Ketogenic Therapy.
All that follows is from the above resource.
Cardiovascular Safety Of Ketogenic Therapy
Program Description
It is now well-established in the medical literature that medical ketogenic diets can be powerful treatments for chronic conditions like epilepsy, insulin resistance, type 2 diabetes, and obesity. As ketogenic therapy is being researched as a novel treatment for a number of other diseases that may be rooted in metabolic dysfunction – such as serious mental illness – it has become increasingly important to study and examine whether such therapy comes with serious risks. Many physicians and media outlets have raised concerns that ketogenic diets – which are high in fat – could be associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular complications like heart attack and stroke. This activity will explore the scientific and clinical evidence addressing these concerns, taking care to point out where the evidence is strong and where it is weak.
