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New trial tests if diet can reduce bipolar depression symptoms (opens in a new tab)

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Comparison of a ketogenic diet and NHS healthy eating guidance for bipolar depression: a randomised controlled trial

Http://isrctn.com/ · 2026
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Claim 1 of 5Not checkedA clinical trial is set to test whether diet could help reduce depressive symptoms in people with bipolar disorder, comparing a high fat, low carbohydrate diet with standard NHS healthy eating advice.View evidenceHide evidence

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Claim 2 of 5Not checkedENERGISE-BD, led by the Universities of Edinburgh and Birmingham, will recruit some 200 people with bipolar disorder to better understand how nutrition might support mental health.View evidenceHide evidence

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Claim 3 of 5Not checkedThe trial will run for 12 weeks, with half of participants following a keto diet and the rest following the NHS EatWell approach, alongside usual medication, and will monitor changes in depressive symptoms, mood, energy, brain chemistry, feasibility, and NHS cost implications.View evidenceHide evidence

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Claim 4 of 5Not checkedProfessor Daniel Smith said this is the world's first large-scale randomized controlled trial of nutrition as a potential new treatment for bipolar depression.View evidenceHide evidence

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Claim 5 of 5Not checkedThe article says the trial was inspired by reports from people with lived experience who found symptom improvement on the keto diet, and that a smaller earlier University of Edinburgh study suggested a high fat, low carbohydrate ketogenic diet could be helpful in bipolar disorder.View evidenceHide evidence

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Comparison of a ketogenic diet and NHS healthy eating guidance for bipolar depression: a randomised controlled trial

http://isrctn.com/ · 2026

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Comparison of a ketogenic diet and NHS healthy eating guidance for bipolar depression: a randomised controlled trial

Http://isrctn.com/ · 2026 · Crossref

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Hypomanic symptoms and first manic episode during ketogenic diet treatment in a patient taking venlafaxine: a case report with longitudinal glucose-ketone index and clinical monitoring.

Frontiers in Nutrition · 2026 · PubMed, Europe PMC

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