ketogenic diet
noun [ C ] uk/ˌkiː.təʊˌdʒen.ɪk ˈdaɪ.ət/ us/ˌkiː.t̬oʊˌdʒen.ɪk ˈdaɪ.ət/
生酮饮食（通过摄入高蛋白高脂肪低碳水的食物进行减重的饮食方法）
a type of eating plan in which someone aims to lose body weight by eating a lot of foods that are high in fat, but few carbohydrates (= foods such as bread and potatoes), with the result that the body is forced to burn fats rather than carbohydrates
He is on the classic ketogenic diet, which uses a ratio of four fats to one carbohydrate and one protein. 他采用的是典型的生酮饮食，即四份脂肪与一份碳水化合物和一份蛋白质的比例的饮食。
She has done studies into ketogenic diets for children with epilepsy. 她对生酮饮食对癫痫儿童的影响进行了研究。
Synonym: keto diet
- More examples
- A low-carb, ketogenic diet was found in a 16-week study of 28 overweight individuals with Type 2 diabetes to reduce the need for diabetes medications.
- In October 2019, Nora went on the ketogenic diet.
- Data were collected on their experience of implementing a ketogenic diet.
- The technical name for diets such as Atkins and similar low carb diets is a ketogenic diet.