Could a High-Fat diet help tame eating disorder thoughts?

NCT ID NCT06000774

Recruiting now Symptom relief Sponsor: University of California, San Diego Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026

Summary

This study tests whether a therapeutic ketogenic diet can reduce troubling eating disorder symptoms like the drive to restrict, binge, or purge, and body dissatisfaction. It includes adults with anorexia nervosa (both weight-recovered and underweight) and bulimia nervosa. Over 14 weeks, researchers will monitor safety, mood, and changes in eating disorder behaviors.

What this could mean

Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only — not medical advice or a prediction.

Active substance: therapeutic ketogenic diet
What this could lead to: If it works, this could point toward a dietary approach to help manage persistent eating disorder thoughts and behaviors.
What could go wrong: This is a very small early study with only 20 participants, so results may not apply widely. The diet may be hard to follow or cause side effects.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

anorexia nervosa bulimia nervosa

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.

ANOREXIA NERVOSA ANOREXIA NERVOSA IN REMISSION BULIMIA NERVOSA

Contacts and locations

Locations

University of California San Diego
RECRUITING

San Diego, California, 92121, United States

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