Definition of "ketogenic" []

• Relating to ketogenesis. (adjective)

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• "Antiseizure diets are often referred to as ketogenic diets because restricting carbohydrates requires that the body use an alternative to glucose blood sugar as the brain’s primary fuel."
• "Harvard University researchers in April reported that the strict dietdubbed the ketogenic diet because it induces a state of ketosis, in which the body is forced to use fat for energymay enhance the function of electrical switches in an area of the brain that controls seizures J."
• "In fact, the regimen, known as the ketogenic diet, is now offered at more than 100"