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Ketogenic diet

Term · Agriculture and food · MLC-T-AGR-003595

A course of food intake that is high in fats and low in carbohydrates. This diet provides sufficient proteins for growth but insufficient amount of carbohydrates for the energy needs of the body. A ketogenic diet generates 80-90% of caloric requirements from fats and the remainder from proteins.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-AGR-003595
FieldAgriculture and food
SubjectFields of Study
ReferencesMedical Subject Headings 2014; NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary (CC BY 4.0)
See alsoDiet; Food intake; Energy content; Energy intake; Energy requirements; Carbohydrate content; Carbohydrate intake; Special diets
TranslationsSpanish: dieta cetogénica
Record as JSON
{
  "id": "MLC-T-AGR-003595",
  "term": "Ketogenic diet",
  "field": "Agriculture and food",
  "definition": "A course of food intake that is high in fats and low in carbohydrates. This diet provides sufficient proteins for growth but insufficient amount of carbohydrates for the energy needs of the body. A ketogenic diet generates 80-90% of caloric requirements from fats and the remainder from proteins.",
  "subject": "Fields of Study",
  "see_also": [
    "diet",
    "food intake",
    "energy content",
    "energy intake",
    "energy requirements",
    "carbohydrate content",
    "carbohydrate intake",
    "special diets"
  ],
  "references": [
    "Medical Subject Headings 2014",
    "NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "es": "dieta cetogénica"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/ketogenic-diet/"
}

Record 3,552 of 6,798 in Agriculture and food terminology (MLC-0114). Request the full dataset.