Bipolar Disorder
What was studied: Researchers in Edinburgh asked 27 adults with bipolar disorder, who were feeling stable at the time, to try a modified ketogenic diet for 6 to 8 weeks with help from a dietitian. 20 people finished. What they found: On average, people lost about 4 kg (9 lb)
General Metabolic Psychiatry
What was studied: This is a commentary, not an experiment. The authors pulled together research on the "brain energy" idea: the theory that poorly working mitochondria, the cell's power plants, sit underneath both metabolic illness and serious mental illness. What they found: They argue that insulin
General Metabolic Psychiatry
What it is: A short 2025 interview from Stanford Medicine with psychiatrist and obesity specialist Dr. Shebani Sethi, who led a 2024 pilot study of a ketogenic diet in schizophrenia and bipolar disorder. What it says: In that pilot, 21 adults followed the diet for four months alongside their usual