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Keto Diet Slashes Metabolic Syndrome Health Risks.
In 2025, Jiping Chen and Jiawei Yao from Shandong University and Guangdong Vocational Academy of Art reviewed how the ketogenic diet (KD)—low-carb, high-fat—helps manage metabolic syndrome (MetS), a mix of high blood pressure, high sugar, big waist, high triglycerides (TG), and low good cholesterol (HDL). They looked at how KD boosts ketone bodies like β-hydroxybutyrate (β-BHB) to burn fat, improve insulin use, fix lipid levels, and cut swelling.
Meal Timing Matters Just as Much as What You Eat.
A 2025 narrative review in Nutrients by Reytor‑González et al. explores how when we eat interacts with our internal clocks—impacting metabolism and weight regulation. Aligning meals with natural circadian rhythms—eating more in the morning/early afternoon and less at night—may help prevent obesity and metabolic disease, even without restricting calories.
Psoriasis May Be a Sign of Dangerous Metabolic Issues.
A 2025 report in EMJ Dermatology highlights growing evidence that severe psoriasis is strongly linked to metabolic syndrome—a cluster of conditions like high blood pressure, high blood sugar, obesity, and unhealthy blood fats.