How to Use ketogenic diet in a Sentence

ketogenic diet

noun
  • This is what a lot of people on the ketogenic diet do.
    — Dominique Mosbergen, Time, 16 Oct. 2025
  • High fat, high protein, and low-sugar ketogenic diets caught on.
    — Juergen Eckhardt, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
  • This is why macadamia nuts are accepted in very low-carb diets, like the ketogenic diet.
    — Jillian Kubala, Health, 7 Aug. 2024
  • Not everyone who follows the ketogenic diet gets the keto flu.
    — Brittany Lubeck, Verywell Health, 28 Nov. 2025
  • Her future is still uncertain, but every day on the medical ketogenic diet gives her more time to grow and learn.
    — Rachael O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Aug. 2025
  • Sardines just provide fat and protein, which support a ketogenic diet.
    — Erica Sweeney, EverydayHealth.com, 25 Aug. 2025
  • Epilepsy in children has been treated with ketogenic diets for over 100 years.
    — Stephanie Brown, Verywell Health, 15 Apr. 2026
  • Though pineapple can be a part of a healthy diet for people with diabetes, those following a ketogenic diet may need to avoid it.
    — Brittany Lubeck, Verywell Health, 23 Feb. 2026
  • The mice were fed either a control diet or a ketogenic diet for 16 weeks, starting at 12 weeks old.
    — New Atlas, 26 Oct. 2025
  • The mice were fed either a control diet or a ketogenic diet for 16 weeks, starting at 12 weeks old.
    — New Atlas, 9 Oct. 2025
  • The aim of a ketogenic diet is to stimulate this process in order to promote fat burning and facilitate weight loss.
    — Robert James and, Miami Herald, 8 Apr. 2024
  • Now it's known as the bulletproof diet, paleo, caveman, Atkins, or the ketogenic diet.
    — Outside Online, 17 July 2024
  • However, there are many possible short- and long-term side effects of ketosis and the ketogenic diet.
    — Brittany Lubeck, Ms, Rdn, Verywell Health, 17 Sep. 2024
  • Following an intermittent fasting eating pattern while on a ketogenic diet may give your results a boost.
    — Heidi Cope, Health, 25 Dec. 2025
  • Among the newest and least studied of the sugar substitutes, it is often added to products as part of a low-carbohydrate, ketogenic diet.
    — Karen Weintraub, USA TODAY, 23 Mar. 2023
  • High cholesterol has long gotten a bad rap for causing poor heart health — but a new study suggests that the low-carb ketogenic diet may not be linked to cardiovascular disease.
    — Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 8 Apr. 2025
  • Key Takeaways The ketogenic diet may cause the keto flu as your body adjusts to using ketones for energy.
    — Brittany Lubeck, Verywell Health, 28 Nov. 2025
  • The ketogenic diet – an eating plan that emphasizes fat and protein over carbs – has certainly had its fair share of pluses and minuses added to its balance sheet over the years.
    — Michael Franco, New Atlas, 13 Apr. 2025
  • The ketogenic diet is a style of eating that emphasizes high-protein, high-fat, and low- (to ultra-low-) carbohydrate intake.
    — Melissa Matthews, Men's Health, 2 May 2023
  • The ketogenic diet was originally developed as a treatment for epilepsy.
    — Stephanie Brown, Verywell Health, 15 Apr. 2026
  • Jim and his wife, Nancy started The Charlie Foundation and brought the ketogenic diet to the world.
    — Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 26 Nov. 2024
  • After 16 weeks on the ketogenic diet, diversity was restored.
    — New Atlas, 26 Oct. 2025
  • After 16 weeks on the ketogenic diet, diversity was restored.
    — New Atlas, 9 Oct. 2025
  • Cloud Bread People who are following a low-carbohydrate or a ketogenic diet may consider cloud bread.
    — Barbie Cervoni, Verywell Health, 11 Sep. 2025
  • The ketogenic diet, also called the keto diet, is a low-carbohydrate, moderate-protein, high-fat diet.
    — Laura Dorwart, Verywell Health, 30 Apr. 2025
  • Palmer co-authored a 2025 study that reviewed the evidence for the ketogenic diet as a possible treatment for schizophrenia.
    — Claire Cameron, Scientific American, 6 Feb. 2026
  • These included very-low-carb regimens like the Atkins and ketogenic diets (31 points) and the paleo diet (53 points).
    — Anahad O'Connor, Anchorage Daily News, 30 Apr. 2023
  • And in 2016, Hall found that a ketogenic diet did indeed lead to more energy burned but that the small difference didn’t correspond to fat loss.
    — Tamar Haspel, Washington Post, 27 Sep. 2023
  • The ketogenic diet might be an option for treating certain medical conditions, speeding up initial weight loss, and aiding blood glucose management.
    — Melissa Nieves, Verywell Health, 9 Apr. 2025
  • Butter is commonly consumed by people following a ketogenic diet or other types of low-carbohydrate diets.
    — Brittany Lubeck, Verywell Health, 21 Oct. 2025

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