A ketogenic diet can be deadly for individuals with carnitine transferase (CPT1) deficiency. — Whalespan
A ketogenic diet can be deadly for individuals with carnitine transferase (CPT1) deficiency.
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High-risk intervention — consult a physician before acting.Drug-drug interactions, dose-dependence, and screening contraindications apply.
“And interestingly, there are inborn errors of metabolism that are contraindicated with a ketogenic diet like, you know, carnitine transferase activity, CPT1, you know, whether it be primary or secondary too. So it could be deadly. A ketogenic diet could potentially kill you if you have carnitine, you know, transferase deficiency.”