Ketogenic Diet May Increase Risk of Type 2 Diabetes

Ketogenic diets, which are very low in carbohydrate and high in fat, can help weight loss and are generally considered metabolically healthy, but new research in animal models suggests that they may also increase the risk of type 2 diabetes (TD2). Comparing the metabolic effects of a western-style high-fat diet (HFD) and ketogenic diet (KD) in mice, scientists at the ETH Zurich found that even though KD-fed animals appeared metabolically healthy, within just a few days they exhibited decreased g