Keto-Artery Study Retracted Over Data Flaws and Conflicts

A 2025 paper in JACC: Advances claiming the ketogenic diet does not promote arterial plaque formation has been retracted after widespread critique of methods, data access, and potential conflicts of interest; the journal said the errors were too significant to fix with a corrigendum, and independent reanalyses raised further concerns, fueling ongoing debate about nutrition science and disclosure practices.