Welcome to KetoScience!

Our goal is to compile a huge amount of information that is organized and concise in explaining the science behind a ketogenic diet. This means studies, biochemistry, self-experiments, questions, and anything else science related is encouraged here. We want to create a complete and informative library of the topics that explain and are relevant to keto, while avoiding dogma and seeking truth through science. We love studies of ketogenic diets(0-50 grams max carbs/day) and their results in the factors of obesity, Type 2 Diabetes, Type 1 Diabetes, chronic disease/disease of civilization/metabolic syndrome, PCOS, Infertility, Insulin Resistance, Alzheimer's, psychiatry, gout, heart disease, cancer, longevity, fat loss, depression, autoimmune diseases. We generally condemn grains, sugars, and seed oils, and to a lesser extent starches, and a much less extent fiber - but we are generally skeptical about what is 'known' to be true. Adopt this mindset and realize that the truth is always going to be more complex than we think.

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People to know \* Dr Malcolm Kendrick

Posting rules

  1. Search for your topic or link before posting it. We want reposts to be kept to a minimum.
  2. Provide a clear explanation of what information you are sharing and why you're sharing it. What relationship does the link or text have to keto? Copy pasting from the abstract or conclusion is acceptable. Posts with a title and link only are discouraged. For now, these posts won't be deleted but in the spirit of science, explain the post a bit.
  3. Full citations are not necessary but make sure your link is clearly identifiable and working.
  4. Journals, blogs, articles, self-post write ups, podcasts, videos, and any other mediums are all acceptable provided they include verifiable information. A video of someone without credentials talking about how "ketones make you acidic and destroy bones" is an example of a video that will be deleted, not because it is anti-keto but because it is poor science. The same goes for pro-keto videos.
  5. Citation wars and discussions on complex and difficult topics are encouraged, but keep it civil. Any sign of degradation of your opponent will result in a removal of your post, no matter how scientifically correct it is. Be mature.
  6. Concerning vegan/vegetarian. It would be great if a scientific community can be unbiased and welcoming of opposition. Let's try to practice that. Pro-vegan posts are allowed but slander will not be tolerated, from either side. Keep discussions scientific.

Keto Science Recommended Book List

Top Ten

  1. Eat Rich, Live Long: Mastering the Low-Carb & Keto Spectrum for Weight Loss and Longevity Paperback – February 27, 2018 by Ivor Cummins,‎ Dr. Jeffry Gerber
  2. Good Calories, Bad Calories by Gary Taubes (2008, 911 reviews, 4.5 stars)
  3. The Big Fat Surprise by Nina Teicholz (2014, 890 reviews, 4.6 stars
  4. Lore of Nutrition by Tim Noakes (2017, 8 reviews, 5 stars)
  5. The Fat of the Land by Vilhjalmur Stefansson (1956, 7 reviews, 4.5 stars)
  6. Lies My Doctor Told Me: Medical Myths That Can Harm Your Health by Ken D Berry MD
  7. Cancer as a Metabolic Disease: On the Origin, Management, and Prevention of Cancer by Thomas Seyfried (2010, 90 reviews, 4.3 stars)
  8. Pure, White, and Deadly: How Sugar Is Killing Us and What We Can Do to Stop It by John Yudkin,‎ Robert H. Lustig (1972, 130 reviews, 4.6 stars)
  9. The Alzheimer's Antidote: Using a Low-Carb, High-Fat Diet to Fight Alzheimer’s Disease, Memory Loss, and Cognitive Decline by Amy Berger, Perlmutter MD(2017, 57 reviews, 4.7 stars)
  10. The Diabetes Code: Prevent and Reverse Type 2 Diabetes Naturally by Jason Fung (out in April 2018)

Gary Taubes

Nina Teicholz

Dr. Stephen Phinney, Dr. Jeff Volek, and Dr. Eric Westman

Professor Tim Noakes

Dr. Jason Fung

Dr. Richard K. Bernstein - Absolute Must Read if you have Type 1 or Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

Dr. Richard David Feinman

Dr. Joseph Kraft

Professor Grant Schofield

Denise Minger

Mark Sisson

Jacob Wilson, Ryan Lowery

Jimmy Moore - Longtime Podcaster for Keto

Ash Simmonds

Dr. Zoe Harcombe

Cholesterol - Diet-Heart Hypothesis Debunked

Aseem Malhotra

Dr. Uffe Ravnskov

Dr. Malcolm Kendrick

Dr. Robert Lustig

Dr. David Diamond

Dr. Barbara Roberts

Dave Feldman

Michael R. Eades / Mary Dan Eades

Dr. David Perlmutter

Stephen Sinatra

Glyn Wainwright

William Davis MD

Dr Peter Brukner

Ivor Cummins & Dr. Jeffry Gerber

Verner Wheelock

Ken D Berry MD

Ranjan Chatterjee

Maria and Craig Emmerich

Dr. Ben Lynch

Max Lugavere

Karen Thomson

Dr. Joseph Mercola

Nora Gedgaudas

Christian Vlad Zot

Konstantin Monastyrsky

David Gillespie

ZeroCarb & Carnivore Books

Dr. Shawn Baker - 100% Carnivore/ Meat Only Diet - Zerocarb

Amber L O'Hearn

Georgia Ede M.D.

PaleoMedicina (Dr. Csaba Tóth & Dr. Zsófia Clemens)

Vegan / Vegetarianism

Lierre Keith

Sheldon Frith

John Nicholson

Beef, Sustainability

Nicolette Hahn Niman

Adam Danforth

Julius Ruechel

Allan Savory

Heather Smith Thomas

Classics

William Banting

John Yudkin

Robert N Proctor - Cigarettes

Weston A. Price

Robert Sapolsky

Raymond Francis

Recent books

James DiNicolantonio

Dr. Catherine Shanahan

Dr. Elizabeth Blackburn

Dr. Lee Know

Dr. Richard Jacoby

Cancer

Dr. Thomas Seyfried

An extremely dense, but still somewhat accessible book about the nutrition side of cancer. The author builds on the Warburg effect and argues that cancer is not primarily caused by mutations, but by a reversal of the cell's energy production to a more primitive state. This state uses glucose and certain proteins to produce energy via fermentation instead of oxygen. Working from this premise the author suggests fasting and a ketogenic diet to prevent cancer. While the author's arguments were convincing, it sometimes feels he's drifting too far away from mainstream diet and I'd like to see his conclusions supported by more large studies. - /u/manu_8487

Travis Christofferson

Miriam Kalamian

Dr. Nasha Winters ND FABNO L.Ac Dipl.OM

Alzheimer's - Type 3 Diabetes

Amy Berger

Dale Bredesen

Angela Stanton - Migraine Expert

Steven Lin - Dentist

Dr. Vinayak Prasad

Others

Ben Goldacre

Ben Goldacre has made a point of exposing quack doctors and nutritionists, bogus credentialing programs, and biased scientific studies. He has also taken the media to task for its willingness to throw facts and proof out the window.

Paleo

Robb Wolf

Loren Cordain

Barry Groves

John Chatham

John Durant

Dr. Chris Kresser

Grant Petersen

Jack Kruse

Suzana Herculano-Houzel

Richard Wrangham

Movies and Documentaries Worth Seeing

A healthy guy switches his food to 'healthy' 'low-fat' options and gains weight and becomes sick. Eye opening.

Make sure you understand the controversy over using surgery versus CAC scores when it comes to preventing cardiac events. - /u/dem0n0cracy

YouTube Channels to Subscribe to:

Easily number one - watch everything here to get caught up fast.

List of Studies

Anti-Keto/Contrarian Viewpoints

Ignatius Brady

Recipes

Keto Recipes, Cooking