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Schizophrenia, gluten, and low-carbohydrate, ketogenic diets: a case report and review of the literature.

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Kraft, BD; Westman, EC
Published in: Nutr Metab (Lond)
February 26, 2009

We report the unexpected resolution of longstanding schizophrenic symptoms after starting a low-carbohydrate, ketogenic diet. After a review of the literature, possible reasons for this include the metabolic consequences from the elimination of gluten from the diet, and the modulation of the disease of schizophrenia at the cellular level.

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Nutr Metab (Lond)

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1743-7075

Publication Date

February 26, 2009

Volume

6

Start / End Page

10

Location

England

Related Subject Headings

  • Nutrition & Dietetics
  • 3210 Nutrition and dietetics
  • 1111 Nutrition and Dietetics
  • 1106 Human Movement and Sports Sciences
  • 0606 Physiology
 

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Kraft, B. D., & Westman, E. C. (2009). Schizophrenia, gluten, and low-carbohydrate, ketogenic diets: a case report and review of the literature. Nutr Metab (Lond), 6, 10. https://doi.org/10.1186/1743-7075-6-10
Kraft, Bryan D., and Eric C. Westman. “Schizophrenia, gluten, and low-carbohydrate, ketogenic diets: a case report and review of the literature.Nutr Metab (Lond) 6 (February 26, 2009): 10. https://doi.org/10.1186/1743-7075-6-10.
Kraft, Bryan D., and Eric C. Westman. “Schizophrenia, gluten, and low-carbohydrate, ketogenic diets: a case report and review of the literature.Nutr Metab (Lond), vol. 6, Feb. 2009, p. 10. Pubmed, doi:10.1186/1743-7075-6-10.
Journal cover image

Published In

Nutr Metab (Lond)

DOI

EISSN

1743-7075

Publication Date

February 26, 2009

Volume

6

Start / End Page

10

Location

England

Related Subject Headings

  • Nutrition & Dietetics
  • 3210 Nutrition and dietetics
  • 1111 Nutrition and Dietetics
  • 1106 Human Movement and Sports Sciences
  • 0606 Physiology