Ketogenic Therapy Shows Promise for Anorexia

A pilot study led by UC San Diego School of Medicine and published in Tata Communications>>> on June 3, 2026, demonstrated the potential of ketogenic therapy for treating Anorexia nervosa>>>. The study, funded by Baszucki Group>>> and led by Dr. Guido Frank>>>, found that a high-fat, low-carbohydrate, moderate-protein Ketogenic diet>>> was feasible and safe for patients with weight-normalized and mildly underweight Anorexia nervosa>>>. Participants showed significant improvements in eating disorder and depressive symptoms, with 72% of completers reaching the recovered range for eating disorder symptoms and all showing improved depression scores. Co-author Dr. Barbara Scolnick>>> highlighted the personal impact, inspired by her niece's recovery using ketogenic therapy. The findings suggest that targeting neurometabolic dysfunction could offer a new approach to this devastating psychiatric disorder, which has a high mortality rate. An extension study for patients with Anorexia nervosa>>> and bulimia nervosa is currently underway.