ketogenic diet

noun

A very high-fat, adequate-protein, low-carbohydrate dietary therapy used mainly to treat hard-to-control (refractory) epilepsy in children.

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Meanings

nounketogenic diet (plural ketogenic diets)

plural ketogenic diets

  1. nutritionmedicineA very high-fat, adequate-protein, low-carbohydrate dietary therapy used mainly to treat hard-to-control (refractory) epilepsy in children.
  2. broadlynutritionAny diet plan that involves low carbohydrate consumption, especially fad diets advertised mainly for weight loss in adults.

    Synonyms: keto diet, ketodiet, keto

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAny diet plan that involves low carbohydrate consumption, especially fad diets advertised mainly for weight loss in adults.

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