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Ketogenic diet can accelerate aging
Dr. Jonathan Miller Dr. Jonathan Miller

Ketogenic diet can accelerate aging

The ketogenic diet can do harm when prolonged by inducing cellular senescence and inflammation that damages organs. The potential harms can be avoided by personalized management with intermittent application.

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Metabolic health status and aging determined by inflammation, not weight

Metabolic health is not reliably determined by weight or BMI (body mass index). Lean individuals can suffer from cardiovascular and other diseases involving metabolism, and evidence has been mounting that supports the notion of a subtype of obesity that is metabolically healthy. Inflammation can determine metabolic health in both obese and non-obese populations.

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