Introduction In this post, I will briefly outline some of the research showing that a ketogenic diet can be an excellent treatment for Binge Eating Disorder (BED). We will not be going into the underlying mechanisms involved in the pathology seen in Binge Eating Disorder (BED) or how the ketogenic diet can modify them. ThatContinue reading "A Brief Review of Research on Ketogenic Diets as a Treatment for Binge Eating Disorder (BED)" The post A Brief Review of Research on Ketogenic Diets as a ...| Mental Health Keto
I spent the last weekend of October attending the Binge Eating Disorder Association Conference in San Francisco and it was awesome. I have attended several conferences over the past several years and each and every one fails to be inclusive. The discussion is always centred on the cisgender white straight middle to upper-middle class thin woman who suffers from anorexia. Every research presentation, every session, the same discussion just new material every conference. Those involved in putti...| Science of Eating Disorders
It’s no secret that I am not a fan of primarily psychoeducational interventions for people with eating disorders (EDs). It irks me that the overall theory in implementing this kind of intervention seems to be: if they only knew what they were doing to their bodies, people with EDs would take better care of themselves. Of course I take issue with this idea – if knowing that EDs were harmful to one’s health was enough to make the changes needed to not have an ED anymore, far fewer people ...| Science of Eating Disorders