Thread by @KetoCounselor

Nutritional ketosis has traditionally been considered a contraindication for individuals with eating disorders. 🧵(1/10)

The concern was that the restrictions and rules around food could trigger the disorder. But that's not what I have seen in my role as a licensed mental health counselor (2/10)

However, a recent case study showed safety and efficacy in using a ketogenic diet and ketamine to treat anorexia (3/10)
doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.…

Clinicians see huge benefits and even full remissions when using ketogenic diets to treat binge eating disorders. I know I have seen it in my own practice, and I am not alone. Case studies have been published. (4/10) doi.org/10.1186/s40337…

Are clinician reports and case studies published in the peer-reviewed literature not good enough for you?
How about a pilot study? (5/10) doi.org/10.3390/ijerph…

I think improvements come, in part, because it gives them the brain energy they need to restrain themselves (better working frontal lobes do that), and also, perhaps more importantly, their carb cravings reduce! (6/10)

"Individuals with binge eating and a history of low-carb diet have greater cognitive restraint toward carbohydrates and association with altered eating attitudes (guilt about food craving)." (7/10) scielo.br/j/eins/a/FMWf7…

@ShebaniMD and coauthors highlighted recent advancements, future directions, and proposed underlying mechanisms of why a #ketogenic diet is helpful in alleviating symptoms for this population. (8/10) journals.lww.com/co-endocrinolo…

@ShebaniMD it's interesting to see how something initially thought as a contraindication can be beneficial in experienced hands. (9/10)

@ShebaniMD Learn more in this @metabolic_mind video (10/10)

#psychology #EatingDisorders #Ketogenic