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Layne Norton, Ph.D.
×Ketogenic Diet
75% accurate
1,020 claims across 94 endpoints

Claims by endpoint

What Layne Norton, Ph.D. claims Ketogenic Diet does, and whether the research agrees.

EndpointStanceResearchAlignmentClaims
body weightDecrease
1206
With consensus130
lean body massDecrease
201
With consensus100
insulinDecrease
597
With consensus63
seizuresDecrease
18
With consensus51
body fatDecrease
132
With consensus49
glucoseDecrease
539
With consensus45
cancerDecrease
124
With consensus35
blood glucoseDecrease
539
With consensus32
health benefitsIncrease
220
With consensus31
energy expenditureIncrease
41
With consensus27
adherenceNeutral
127
Against26
performanceDecrease
128
Against22
body massNeutral
201
Against14
inflammationDecrease
204
With consensus14
fat massNeutral
166
Against13
tumor growthDecrease
178
Against13
triglyceride levelsDecrease
124
With consensus12
glucose toleranceDecrease
539
With consensus12
triglyceridesDecrease
196
Mixed12
metabolic healthIncrease
220
With consensus12
insulin sensitivityNeutral
597
Against12
energy intakeDecrease
42
With consensus11
cancer cellsDecrease
124
With consensus10
toxicityDecrease
14
With consensus10
cancer cell growthDecrease
178
Against9
strengthIncrease
73
Against9
hba1cDecrease
96
With consensus9
fasting glucoseDecrease
539
With consensus9
complianceNeutral
22
Against9
cancer progressionDecrease
124
With consensus8
schizophrenia symptomsDecrease
456
With consensus8
body compositionNeutral
62
With consensus8
therapeutic efficacyIncrease
29
With consensus8
muscle massIncrease
50
Mixed8
insulin resistanceDecrease
597
With consensus7
diabetesDecrease
93
With consensus7
LDL cholesterolIncrease
913
Against7
type 2 diabetesDecrease
93
With consensus7
inflammatory markersIncrease
33
Against6
metabolismIncrease
132
With consensus6
quality of lifeIncrease
144
With consensus6
fasting insulinDecrease
597
With consensus5
bone mineral densityNeutral
16
Against5
cognitionIncrease
41
With consensus5
ldl cholesterolIncrease
913
Against5
HDL cholesterolIncrease
913
Against4
cancer riskDecrease
124
With consensus4
glycemic controlIncrease
39
With consensus4
insulin useDecrease
597
With consensus4
cholesterolIncrease
913
Against4
hdl cholesterolIncrease
913
Against4
total cholesterolIncrease
913
Against4
cancer cell viabilityDecrease
124
With consensus4
triglycerideDecrease
124
With consensus4
HbA1cDecrease
96
With consensus4
anxietyDecrease
68
With consensus3
insulin levelsDecrease
597
With consensus3
survivalIncrease
61
With consensus3
cancer growthDecrease
178
Against3
disease severityDecrease
8
With consensus3
depressive symptomsDecrease
456
With consensus3
glucose intoleranceDecrease
539
With consensus3
obesityDecrease
151
With consensus3
appetiteDecrease
24
Against2
balanceIncrease
35
With consensus2
resting energy expenditureNeutral
40
Against2
leptinDecrease
88
With consensus2
food intakeDecrease
27
With consensus2
metabolic syndromeDecrease
57
With consensus2
hyperglycemiaDecrease
19
With consensus2
insulin requirementDecrease
597
With consensus2
net protein balanceIncrease
35
With consensus2
energy metabolismIncrease
132
With consensus2
therapeutic effectsIncrease
70
With consensus2
proliferationDecrease
16
With consensus2
glucose availabilityDecrease
539
With consensus2
cardiovascular disease riskIncrease
49
Against2
sleep qualityIncrease
33
With consensus2
efficacyIncrease
29
With consensus2
ldlIncrease
287
Against2
LDLIncrease
287
Against2
protein balanceDecrease
35
Against1
immune systemIncrease
12
With consensus1
inflammatory cytokinesNeutral
20
Against1
diabetes managementNeutral
86
Against1
depressionDecrease
65
With consensus1
dementiaDecrease
22
With consensus1
chronic inflammationDecrease
204
With consensus1
glucose levelsDecrease
539
With consensus1
recoveryIncrease
26
With consensus1
safetyNeutral
16
With consensus1
cardiovascular diseaseDecrease
49
With consensus1
cancer incidenceDecrease
124
With consensus1
blood pressureNeutral
315
Against1

Notable

Claims that diverge from — or run ahead of — the research.

"Ketogenic Diet increasess total cholesterol"

influencer claim contradicted by research · 913 studies

"Ketogenic Diet increasess LDL cholesterol"

influencer claim contradicted by research · 913 studies

"Ketogenic Diet increasess HDL cholesterol"

influencer claim contradicted by research · 913 studies

"Ketogenic Diet increasess total cholesterol"

influencer claim contradicted by research · 913 studies

"Ketogenic Diet increasess ldl cholesterol"

influencer claim contradicted by research · 913 studies

What they've said

Mentions of Ketogenic Diet across Layne Norton, Ph.D.'s content.

Layne Norton, Ph.D.

Are Artificial Sweeteners Bad For Your Gut?! - An in-depth talk with Dr. Suzanne Devkota

…other thing I wanted to talk about was kind of some of the popular fad diets they're all what I consider fad diets and I guess I would exclude ki the ketogenic diet from that group because I don't really think that's a fad diet it's been around since the 1800s and there are some potential applications for that bu…
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Layne Norton, Ph.D.

Talking Keto Diets With Mark Bell

…own bias that they're going to hear what they want to hear right so uh and I had this exact situation on Twitter I put up a study that showed that uh ketogenic diet did not have uh any more beneficial fat loss effects versus a traditional diet when protein was equated protein and calories were the same right so t…
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Layne Norton, Ph.D.

Are Artificial Sweeteners Bad For Your Gut?! - An in-depth talk with Dr. Suzanne Devkota

…other thing I wanted to talk about was kind of some of the popular fad diets they're all what I consider fad diets and I guess I would exclude ki the ketogenic diet from that group because I don't really think that's a fad diet it's been around since the 1800s and there are some potential applications for that bu…
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