BALTIMORE, Md., Oct. 12 -- The University of Maryland at Baltimore issued the following news release:
Specialized high-fat, low carbohydrate diets, known as ketogenic metabolic therapy, are showing promising therapeutic benefits for certain mental illnesses in emerging research. Now, a new study from researchers at the University of Maryland School of Medicine's Maryland Psychiatric Research Center (MPRC) shows that an immersive training program can improve health care provider confidence in using a ketogenic dietary treatment plan for their patients.
The study was published in the journal Frontiers in Psychiatry.
Deanna L. Kelly, PharmdD, BCPP
Ketogenic metabolic therapy incorporates about 75 percent of calories from dietary fats, abou...