Will Keto Kill Your Thyroid? A Group Discussion

Keto Life Support

Episode 120: Kim sits down with Amber O'Hearn and Siobhan Huggins to discuss recent claims that Keto will ruin your thyroid.

Links:

Lipedema Project: https://lipedemaproject.org

Amber’s presentation at the Ancestry Foundation

Ketogenic Diets, Caloric Restriction, and Hormones

https://youtu.be/_CwnPTokcT0

Amber’s presentation at Low Carb Boca (Keto Mojo)

Ketogenic Diets, Sleep, and Satiety

https://keto-mojo.com/lowcarbusa_video/ketogenic-diet-sleep-and-satiety/

Amber’s links:

Website: mostly-fat.com

Ketogenic Diets, Cortisol, and Stress: Part I — Gluconeogenesis

https://www.mostly-fat.com/ketotic-blog/2012/07/ketogenic-diets-and-stress-part-i-gluconeogenesis/

Articles:

The Ketogenic Diet’s Effect on Cortisol Metabolism

https://www.mostly-fat.com/ketotic-blog/2014/02/the-ketogenic-diets-effect-on-cortisol-metabolism/

The Effect of Ketogenic Diets on Thyroid Hormones

https://www.mostly-fat.com/ketotic-blog/2014/12/the-effect-of-ketogenic-diets-on-thyroid-hormones/

Studies mentioned in this episode:

Dietary Macronutrient Content Alters Cortisol Metabolism Independently of Body Weight Changes in Obese Men (Stimson et al)

https://academic.oup.com/jcem/article/92/11/4480/2598960

Optimal clinical management of children receiving dietary therapies for epilepsy: Updated recommendations of the International Ketogenic Diet Study Group (Kossoff et al)

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/epi4.12225

The effect of ketogenic diet on thyroid functions in children with drug-resistant epilepsy (Yilmaz et al)

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/350831204_The_effect_of_ketogenic_diet_on_thyroid_functions_in_children_with_drug-resistant_epilepsy

Changes of thyroid hormonal status in patients receiving ketogenic diet due to intractable epilepsy (Kose et al)

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28076316/

Kim's Links:

Starting Keto: https://youtu.be/KQ5xgN5Xo7c

Cookbooks: https://www.kimhowerton.com/cookbooks

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