Long-term ketogenic diets may negatively impact hormones due to electrolyte imbalances and impaired insulin action in the kidneys. — Whalespan
Long-term ketogenic diets may negatively impact hormones due to electrolyte imbalances and impaired insulin action in the kidneys.
⚠ High risk
We can't find evidence that holds up here. Proponents are reasoning from mechanism or analogy rather than direct human data, and the most credible skeptics raise objections we can't dismiss.
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High-risk intervention — consult a physician before acting.Drug-drug interactions, dose-dependence, and screening contraindications apply.
“i do not think long-term ketogenic diets are great for humans from an electrolyte perspective we know that insulin actions are essential at the level of the kidney for proper maintenance of electrolytes and that hormones can suffer negatively from long-term ketogenic diets as well”