Broad research and overviews on metabolic psychiatry.
General Metabolic Psychiatry
What was studied: Insulin resistance is when the body stops responding well to insulin, the hormone that moves sugar into cells. It is common and is a known risk factor for dementia. Researchers at the Mayo Clinic scanned the brains of 72 adults, with and without signs of insulin resistance,
General Metabolic Psychiatry
Key takeaways * The ketogenic diet is a proven medical diet for some types of epilepsy. Its use in mental health is still being researched. * Small studies in depression, bipolar disorder and schizophrenia show encouraging results. * There is no high-quality evidence yet. Larger controlled trials are needed. * Keto can affect
Bipolar Disorder
Key takeaways * Diet is not a replacement for bipolar treatment. Mood stabilizers and therapy remain the foundation. * People with bipolar disorder have higher rates of metabolic problems, so overall metabolic health matters. * The ketogenic diet is being studied in bipolar disorder. Early results are encouraging but come from small, uncontrolled
General Metabolic Psychiatry
Key takeaways * Metabolic psychiatry studies how the body's energy systems, like blood sugar and insulin, connect to mental health. * People with serious mental illness have higher rates of metabolic problems than the general population. * Diet changes, including the ketogenic diet, are being studied as add-ons to usual
General Metabolic Psychiatry
What it is: A WBUR news story (October 21, 2026) about the new McLean Center for Metabolic Psychiatry at McLean Hospital, near Boston. It is funded by a $20 million grant from the Baszucki Group, a philanthropy started by the family of a young man whose bipolar disorder improved on
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