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Metabolic Psychiatry Labs and our founding team are defining how mental health is understood and treated through a metabolic lens. Led by Stanford physician-scientist Dr. Shebani Sethi, MPL’s clinical research and care model have shaped national conversations on serious mental illness, nutrition, and brain health.

Recent Coverage

June 2024
The Epoch Times

Psychological effects of weight loss drugs underexplored

Cautions on GLP-1 drugs; careful, individualized prescribing; complex mind-body relationship.

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May 2024
Healio

Q&A: keto diet may improve symptoms of severe mental illness

Dr. Sethi's pilot study results: ketogenic diet reversed metabolic syndrome and improved psychiatric symptoms (31% improvement).

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Dec. 15, 2025
Behavioral Health Business

Mental Health's: Emerging Frontline Intervention: Metabolic Psychiatry

Metabolic psychiatry and ketogenic therapies for severe mental illness.

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Oct. 2024
The New York Times

Can Drugs Like Ozempic Treat the Most Common Eating Disorder?

Cautions regarding GLP-1 drugs for binge-eating disorder; need to address underlying metabolic/psychiatric issues.

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January 2024
National Public Radio

Patients say keto helps with their mental illness. Science is racing to understand why

Rise of ketogenic diet research for serious mental illness; Dr. Sethi's pioneering role in metabolic psychiatry.

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April 2024
USNews

Could the Keto Diet Help Ease Psychiatric Conditions?

Significant metabolic and psychiatric improvements on ketogenic diet (31% boost in CGI scores) as adjunct therapy.

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April 1, 2024
Baszucki Group

Ketogenic Diet Shows Promise in Treating Serious Mental Illness in Stanford Medicine Study

First U.S. pilot study in decades on ketogenic diet for bipolar disorder/schizophrenia showed dual metabolic and psychiatric improvements.

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April 2024
People

High-Fat Keto Diet Helped 69% of Bipolar Patients in New Study.

Ketogenic diet improved symptoms for most participants with bipolar disorder or schizophrenia.

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May 22, 2024
Psychology Today

Rethinking Bipolar Treatment: Dietary Interventions

Dr. Sethi's pilot ketogenic diet trial showing psychiatric and metabolic improvements in bipolar disorder.

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