Ketogenic diet reduces alcohol withdrawal symptoms in humans and alcohol intake in rodents
Participants and screening Within 2 days of admission at the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism inpatient unit, n = 53 inpatients were randomized into the study while receiving treatment as usual. Thirty-three patients completed 3 weeks of diet intervention ( n = 19 KD, n = 14 SA), and 20 patients withdrew. There were no significant group demographic or clinical differences between those that completed the study and those that withdrew (χ 2 = 0.82, P = 0.37; see table S1 for details on study withdrawal). There were also no group differences in demographics, clinical charac...
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