The Claim

In adults with schizophrenia or bipolar disorder and metabolic syndrome, a 4-month ketogenic diet intervention was associated with complete reversal of metabolic syndrome in all participants, including a 12% reduction in body weight, 13% reduction in waist circumference, 36% reduction in visceral adipose tissue, and a 27% decrease in HOMA-IR.

Source: Ketogenic Diet Intervention on Metabolic and Psychiatric Health in Bipolar and Schizophrenia: A Pilot Trial.

What the research says

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Correlation
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In plain English

In adults with schizophrenia or bipolar disorder and metabolic syndrome, a 4-month ketogenic diet resulted in complete reversal of metabolic syndrome, with a 12% reduction in body weight, 13% reduction in waist circumference, 36% reduction in visceral fat, and a 27% decrease in HOMA-IR.

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In adults with schizophrenia or bipolar disorder and metabolic syndrome, a 4-month ketogenic diet intervention was associated with complete reversal of metabolic syndrome in all participants, including a 12% reduction in body weight, 13% reduction in waist circumference, 36% reduction in visceral adipose tissue, and a 27% decrease in HOMA-IR, indicating a strong association between dietary ketosis and metabolic health improvement.

Why this might work

When the body runs on ketones instead of glucose, it stops storing fat in the belly and starts burning stored fat for energy. This reduces fat around internal organs and allows the body to respond better to insulin, lowering blood sugar and reversing metabolic syndrome.

Supported mechanismbased on 1 study

What the research says

1 study

  1. Study: Ketogenic Diet Intervention on Metabolic and Psychiatric Health in Bipolar and Schizophrenia: A Pilot Trial.

    In a small study, people with serious mental illness who ate a ketogenic diet for four months all stopped having metabolic syndrome and lost weight, belly fat, and insulin resistance — exactly what the claim says happened.

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