--- title: "8 Ketogenic Diet Quotes by 3 authors" description: "Browse 8 Ketogenic Diet quotes by 3 authors. Discover the best Ketogenic Diet sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dc9/eric-westman-md-30018_food_eating-a-ketogenic-diet-lowers-inflammat_586173.jpg" --- > [“eating a ketogenic diet lowers inflammation naturally, without the use of prescription medications such as statins. It’s this inflammation that is the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-westman-md/eating-a-ketogenic-diet-lowers-inflammation-naturally-without-the-use/) [Eric Westman MD](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-westman-md/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dc9/eric-westman-md-30018_food_eating-a-ketogenic-diet-lowers-inflammat_586173.jpg) > [“Dr. Pescatore sees the ketogenic diet as a way to “enjoy life to the fullest and eat really well along the way.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-westman-md/dr-pescatore-sees-the-ketogenic-diet-as-a-way-to-enjoy-life-to-the/) [Eric Westman MD](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-westman-md/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/11f/eric-westman-md-30018_diet_dr-pescatore-sees-the-ketogenic-diet-as_735769.jpg) > [“Without carbohydrates, the body will use protein and fat as fuel—this is called ketosis. When your body is in the metabolic state…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-zinczenko/without-carbohydrates-the-body-will-use-protein-and-fat-as-fuel-this/) [David Zinczenko](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-zinczenko/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/699/david-zinczenko-35640_blood-sugar_without-carbohydrates-the-body-will-use_1088518.jpg) > [“The gene that turns on BDNF is activated by a variety of lifestyle habits, including physical exercise, caloric restriction, following a ketogenic…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-perlmutter/the-gene-that-turns-on-bdnf-is-activated-by-a-variety-of-lifestyle/) [David Perlmutter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-perlmutter/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cc2/david-perlmutter-2461_diet_the-gene-that-turns-on-bdnf-is-activated_1187060.png) > [“so-called ketogenic diet has been a treatment for epilepsy since the early 1920s”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-perlmutter/so-called-ketogenic-diet-has-been-a-treatment-for-epilepsy-since-the/) [David Perlmutter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-perlmutter/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/278/david-perlmutter-2461_food_so-called-ketogenic-diet-has-been-a-trea_1259995.png) > [“ketogenic diet has also been shown to reduce amyloid in the brain,25 and it increases glutathione, the body’s natural brain-protective antioxidant, in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-perlmutter/ketogenic-diet-has-also-been-shown-to-reduce-amyloid-in-the-brain-25/) [David Perlmutter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-perlmutter/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c00/david-perlmutter-2461_food_ketogenic-diet-has-also-been-shown-to-re_2132994.jpg) > [“A purely ketogenic diet is one that derives 80 to 90 percent of calories from fat, and the rest from carbohydrate and protein.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-perlmutter/a-purely-ketogenic-diet-is-one-that-derives-80-to-90-percent-of/) [David Perlmutter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-perlmutter/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0fb/david-perlmutter-2461_food_a-purely-ketogenic-diet-is-one-that-deri_2326157.png) > [“Many chronic symptoms and health conditions—such as fatigue, sleepiness, mood disorders, insomnia, gastroesophageal reflux disease, lipid disorders, high blood pressure, headaches (including…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-westman-md/many-chronic-symptoms-and-health-conditions-such-as-fatigue/) [Eric Westman MD](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-westman-md/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/da7/eric-westman-md-30018_blood-pressure_many-chronic-symptoms-and-health-conditi_2546945.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/ketogenic-diet/#itemlist", "name": "Ketogenic Diet Quotes", "numberOfItems": 8, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“eating a ketogenic diet lowers inflammation naturally, without the use of prescription medications such as statins. 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