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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.

Recent Coverage

April 23, 2025
Scope

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.

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March 2024
The San Francisco Standard

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.

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Expert Commentary
May 4-8, 2024
American Psychology Association

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).

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Expert Commentary
July 2024
KCBS Radio

What happens when popular prescription drugs surge in demand?

Discussion on the demand for popular prescription drugs.

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Audio Feature
Dec. 13, 2024
Stanford Medicine News Center

Stanford Medicine's top scientific advancements of 2024

Dr. Sethi's research on dietary interventions (ketogenic diet) treating severe mental illnesses.

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June 2024
The Federalist

Is America’s Trillion-Dollar Obesity Problem Here To Stay?

Holistic, lifestyle-based solutions like metabolic treatments (ketogenic therapy) for obesity and mental health.

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Expert Commentary
April 23, 2025
Stanford Report

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.

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July 2024
bpHope

Metabolic Psychiatry: A New Era in Bipolar Disorder Treatment

Ketogenic therapy for bipolar disorder; Dr. Sethi's pioneering clinical studies.

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Expert Commentary
Dec. 17, 2024
Bloomberg

An Optimist’s Guide to a Chaotic World

Dr. Sethi's view on reducing ultraprocessed foods to improve U.S. life expectancy.

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