To the issue of ketogenic diet in type 2 diabetes mellitus

The article deals with the pressing issue of the medical use of the ketogenic diet in the type 2 diabetes mellitus treatment. Obesity has become one of the most acute worldwide problems. The medical community is concerned about a hike in the number of obese people in the world. This leads to heavy consequences, namely an increase in the incidence of diabetes and the development of further complications. The article highlights and reveals the features of the pathogenesis of obesity in adults and children; WHO statistics on this issue are provided. The purpose of this article is to study the latest basic research on the issue of ketogenic diet therapy of type 2 diabetes mellitus; identification of positive and negative results of clinical trials; summary of foreign practical experience. In conclusion, the author says that the issue of the medical use of the ketogenic diet stays open and requires further large-scale research both in Russia and abroad.