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.
Psychological effects of weight loss drugs underexplored
Cautions on GLP-1 drugs; careful, individualized prescribing; complex mind-body relationship.
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).
Mental Health's: Emerging Frontline Intervention: Metabolic Psychiatry
Metabolic psychiatry and ketogenic therapies for severe mental illness.
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.
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.
Could the Keto Diet Help Ease Psychiatric Conditions?
Significant metabolic and psychiatric improvements on ketogenic diet (31% boost in CGI scores) as adjunct therapy.
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.
High-Fat Keto Diet Helped 69% of Bipolar Patients in New Study.
Ketogenic diet improved symptoms for most participants with bipolar disorder or schizophrenia.
Metabolic Psychiatry: Bridging Brain and Metabolic Health
Connection between metabolism and mental health.
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