In the media
Metabolic Psychiatry Labs and its founding team are helping define how metabolism and mental health are understood and treated. Led by Stanford physician-scientist Dr. Shebani Sethi, MPL’s clinical research and care model has shaped national conversations on serious mental illness, nutrition, and brain health.
America’s Food Supply Is Rigged—Here’s How to Opt Out
Ultra-processed foods (UPFs) as a metabolic and public health crisis linked to brain dysfunction.

Five things to know about keto therapy and serious mental illness
Dr. Sethi's pilot study on ketogenic therapy for bipolar disorder and schizophrenia; upcoming larger trial.
Fentanyl is their drug, candy is their vice. Users explain their desperate need for candy.
Poor diets worsen psychiatric symptoms; dietary improvements can enhance brain health in fentanyl users.
Diet as a Driver to Accelerate and Break From Insulin Resistance and Bipolar Depression
Diet's role in insulin resistance and bipolar depression (Summary unavailable).
What happens when popular prescription drugs surge in demand?
Discussion on the demand for popular prescription drugs.
Stanford Medicine's top scientific advancements of 2024
Dr. Sethi's research on dietary interventions (ketogenic diet) treating severe mental illnesses.
Is America’s Trillion-Dollar Obesity Problem Here To Stay?
Holistic, lifestyle-based solutions like metabolic treatments (ketogenic therapy) for obesity and mental health.
Stanford Medicine expert shares five key insights on keto therapy and mental illness
Ketogenic therapy for psychiatric symptoms, weight, and metabolic disorders in serious mental illness.
Metabolic Psychiatry: A New Era in Bipolar Disorder Treatment
Ketogenic therapy for bipolar disorder; Dr. Sethi's pioneering clinical studies.
An Optimist’s Guide to a Chaotic World
Dr. Sethi's view on reducing ultraprocessed foods to improve U.S. life expectancy.