ABSTRACT A 31-year old non-diabetic woman presented to our hospital with symptoms of
dehydration, drowsiness, fatigue, shortness of breath and vomiting present for two …

The most frequent hyperglycemic emergency and the leading cause of death in people with
diabetes mellitus is diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA). DKA is common in people with type 1 …

Ketogenic diets have treated epilepsy for nearly 100 years, yet metabolic therapy has
remained obscure and underutilized for most of this time. In recent decades, the clinical …

For> 50 y, dietary guidelines in the United States have focused on reducing intakes of
saturated and total fat. However, rates of obesity and diabetes rose markedly throughout this …

The ketogenic diet (KD) has gained immense popularity during the last decade, primarily
because of its successful short-term effect on weight loss. In the United States, KD is utilized …

Obesity is reaching epidemic proportions and is a strong risk factor for a number of
cardiovascular and metabolic disorders such as hypertension, type 2 diabetes, dyslipidemia …

Lactation ketoacidosis is a very rare cause of metabolic acidosis in breastfeeding patients.
We present a case of a 34-year-old female, 8-weeks postpartum, who was breastfeeding …