Feasibility and efficacy data from a ketogenic diet intervention in Alzheimer's disease

• Published in: Alzheimer's & dementia : translational research & clinical interventions Vol. 4; no. 1; pp. 28 - 36
• Main Authors: Taylor, Matthew K., Sullivan, Debra K., Mahnken, Jonathan D., Burns, Jeffrey M., Swerdlow, Russell H.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Elsevier Inc 2018; Elsevier
• Subjects: Alzheimer's disease; Cognition; Ketogenic diet; Low-carbohydrate diet; Medium-chain triglyceride; Medium-chain triglyceride; Cognition; Low-carbohydrate diet; Alzheimer's disease; Ketogenic diet

We assessed the feasibility and cognitive effects of a ketogenic diet (KD) in participants with Alzheimer's disease. The Ketogenic Diet Retention and Feasibility Trial featured a 3-month, medium-chain triglyceride–supplemented KD followed by a 1-month washout in clinical dementia rating (CDR) 0...