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ketogenic diet

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Qualifier: nutrition

Topics: medicine, sciences

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Meaning 2

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

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Usage: broadly

Qualifier: nutrition

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Synonyms: keto diet, ketodiet, keto

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