Ketogenic diets: A systematic review of current scientific evidence and possible applicability in dogs and cats.
epilepsy
fasting
ketone bodies
medium chain triglycerides
metabolism
small animals
Journal
Journal of animal physiology and animal nutrition
ISSN: 1439-0396
Titre abrégé: J Anim Physiol Anim Nutr (Berl)
Pays: Germany
ID NLM: 101126979
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
13 Dec 2023
13 Dec 2023
Historique:
revised:
16
10
2023
received:
24
08
2022
accepted:
22
11
2023
medline:
13
12
2023
pubmed:
13
12
2023
entrez:
13
12
2023
Statut:
aheadofprint
Résumé
Ketogenic diets (KD) have been used in the treatment of epilepsy in humans for around a century and, more recently, they have been implanted for cancer patients, as well as in the treatment of obesity. This type of diet consists of high-fat levels, an adequate amount of protein and restricted carbohydrates, or high medium-chain triglycerides. Recently, the ketogenic diet has gained attention in veterinary medicine and studies were published evaluating the effects of KD in dogs with epilepsy. The objective of this review was to highlight recent studies about the application of KD in dogs and cats, to describe the neurobiochemical mechanisms through which KD improves epilepsy crisis, and their adverse effects. Studies were identified by a systematic review of literature available on PubMed, Embase, and Scopus. All cohort and case-control studies were included, and all articles were exported to Mendeley® citation manager, and duplicates were automatically removed. Seven articles and three conference abstracts conducted with dogs were included in the present study. There is evidence that the consumption of diets with medium-chain triglycerides increases the concentration of circulating ketone bodies and improves epilepsy signs, although these diets have higher carbohydrate and lower fat content when compared to the classic KD.
Types de publication
Journal Article
Review
Langues
eng
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Informations de copyright
© 2023 Wiley-VCH GmbH. Published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd.
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