Upcoming low-carb and keto events

By – Updated September 17, 2020

Do you want to learn more about low carb or keto, or just meet old and new friends in the low-carb movement? Below you’ll find an updated list of upcoming low-carb and keto events, around the world.

POSTPONED: Keto Conference Alberta

When? No new date yet.

Where? Calgary, Canada.

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Keto Adapted Virtual Conference

When? September 5th to November 30th, 2020.

Where? Online virtual conference

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Low Carb Universe 2020

When? November 11-15, 2020.

Where? Puerto de Sóller, Mallorca, Spain

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Ketogenic Metabolic Therapies – Escape Route from the COVID-19 Risk Group?

When? November 13-15, 2020.

Where? Burghausen, Germany

CME credits: 11 (additional credits pending approval)

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Escape Route from the COVID-19 Risk Group

Ketopalooza

When? June 5-6, 2021.

Where? San Diego, California, USA.

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Keto Live Conference

When? June 7-11, 2021.

Where? Bergün, Switzerland

CME credits: 86

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KetoCon Austin 2021

When? June 11-13, 2021.

Where? Austin, Texas, USA.

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The Meat-ing

When? August 13-14, 2021.

Where? Malmö, Sweden.

Find out more: The Meat-ing 2021

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Videos from earlier events

Low Carb Denver 2020

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Low Carb Denver 2019

How to motivate your patients
50:25
In this presentation from Low Carb Denver 2019, Drs. David and Jen Unwin explain how physicians can finetune the art of practicing medicine with strategies from psychology to help their patients reach their goals.
Will a low carb diet shorten your life?
30:57
In this highly insightful presentation from Low Carb Denver 2019, Robb Wolf takes us through studies which can help us better understand weight loss, food addiction and health on a low-carb diet.
The US dietary guidelines: why they matter
29:38
Is there scientific evidence behind the guidelines, or are there other factors involved?
Weight loss and type 2 diabetes reversal on low carb – is it sustainable?
31:51
In this presentation, Dr. Andreas Eenfeldt goes through the scientific and anecdotal evidence, and also what clinical experience tends to show, regarding the long-term effects of low carb.
"My brain was trying to kill me"
02:34
Carrie Brown shares how she was able to put her bipolar 2 disorder into remission with the help of a ketogenic diet and other dietary changes.
Cholesterol on keto
27:41
What happens to cholesterol levels on a keto diet? Can weight loss cause increased LDL cholesterol levels? Can resistance training lower LDL cholesterol?
How to increase your odds for healthier aging
31:41
What's the biggest issue stopping us from enjoying life in older age, and what can you do to increase your odds for healthier aging?
A low-carb diet for T2D reversal – Dr. Sarah Hallberg
34:15
What is the best approach to type 2 diabetes reversal? In this presentation, Sarah takes us on a deep-dive into the matter and she puts studies and evidence under the microscope.
Insulin resistance and sexual health — Dr. Priyanka Wali
23:24
Is there a connection between insulin resistance and sexual health? In this presentation, Dr. Priyanka Wali presents several studies that have been made on the subject.
Ketones: the metabolic advantage
37:04
Can ketones create a possible metabolic advantage?
Building healthy athletes: from beginner to winner
36:20
Are athletes protected from chronic health conditions? What is the most common chronic condition in athletes? What does research on endurance-sport performance show?
Cholesterol on a low-carb diet
35:54
Is the traditional way of thinking about cholesterol outdated – and if so, how should we view the essential molecule instead? How does it respond to different lifestyle interventions in different individuals?
"If you do it right, this will work"
36:24
Keto is much more powerful than medication, when you get it right. Dr. Eric Westman has more than 20 years of experience guiding patients on a keto diet.
How to think about how to eat — Gary Taubes
30:34
In this presentation from the Low Carb Denver conference, the amazing Gary Taubes talks about the conflicting dietary advice we are given and what to make of it all.
Low carb or low fat for type 1 diabetes?
31:17
Dr. Jake Kushner on managing type 1 diabetes on a low-carb diet, and shares insights and strategies to make it simpler.
The carbohydrate-insulin model of obesity — Dr. David Ludwig
37:54
In this presentation from the Low Carb Denver 2019 conference, Dr. David Ludwig walks us through the latest discoveries on how weight gain and weight loss actually work in practice.
PCOS and insulin resistance
33:14
What is the connection between PCOS and insulin resistance? What are the three criteria for PCOS, and why do some women develop too much testosterone? And why do women put on a low-carb diet for other reasons than infertility, have a higher pregnancy rate?
How to best minimize the insulin response long term
30:02
Can you think of a food found in nature, that's high in both fat and sugar? If not, perhaps our human ancestors did not eat a lot of this kind of mixed meals.
Is low carb safe in pregnancy?
32:10
Is it safe to follow a low-carb or ketogenic diet during pregnancy? In this presentation, Lily Nichols takes us through the science and offers some pointers that are important for pregnant women to consider.
Harnessing evolution during cancer therapy
30:45
How can we improve our understanding of cancer and its treatment by viewing it through an evolutionary lense?
Saving lives and healthcare dollars
30:52
In the world of life insurance, could low carb help save both lives and money?
EAT-Lancet's plant-based planet
30:12
The EAT Lancet report suggests that we should eat no more than 7 g meat per day. Should we all adopt a plant-based diet?
Start reversing type 2 diabetes right away
30:58
In this presentation, Mariela Glandt takes us through a deep dive into the beta cell function’s roll in getting, and reversing diabetes.
How to burn body fat efficiently
25:36
In this presentation, you'll learn what foods are keto, how to lose weight, how to get keto-adapted, helpful tips, success stories from people on the keto diet, and much more!
When weight loss stalls – Jeffry Gerber
30:09
Why does lost weight tend to come back for many people? How can you prevent that, and lose weight long term?

Low Carb Breckenridge 2018

The unknown story of vegetable oils
30:15
Nina Teicholz on the history of vegetable oils – and why they are not as healthy as we've been told.
A global food revolution
34:30
The mistakes behind the obesity epidemic and how we can fix them together, empowering people everywhere to revolutionize their health.
Solving health problems like an engineer
28:47
Applying engineering problem solving to get to the root of what causes heart disease.
Treating type 1 diabetes: fact vs fiction
32:42
Dr. Jake Kushner explains why we would be better off treating type 1 diabetic patients with a low-carb diet.
Open mic
31:02
Low carbers with different backgrounds share their success stories and topics of interest.
Facing the global mental health crisis
32:41
How should we eat to fight the global mental health crisis?
What makes a diet work?
35:14
Is there such a thing as an optimal diet? And is a keto diet always the best option?
What about red meat and health?
34:15
Does red meat really cause type 2 diabetes, cancer and heart disease?
Why you shouldn't fear protein on keto
20:15
Do you really need to worry about protein on a ketogenic diet? Dr. Ben Bikman shares a new way of thinking about this.
Why high cholesterol is healthy
30:01
Is high cholesterol and LDL dangerous – or could it actually be protective?
Cholesterol: A passenger, not a driver
27:31
Is high LDL cholesterol problematic – even in the presence of low triglycerides?
Food quality: is low carb enough?
30:30
Erynn Kay dives deep into the importance of food quality and nutrients – and how we can heal our bodies by picking better-quality products.
"This should be standard of care"
31:29
Dr. Mark Cucuzzella on how he treats his patients with a low-carb diet.
Clinical use of therapeutic fasting
44:18
How do you help patients get started with fasting? How do you tailor it to suit the individual?
Using low carb in a clinic to treat obesity
22:26
What results can you expect if you go on a keto diet to treat type 2 diabetes, obesity or rarer diseases like McArdle's?
Keto diets for epilepsy
29:30
How do you treat epilepsy with a keto diet in practice?
How can low carb help people with type 2 diabetes?
25:41
Christopher Webster on low carb and the effect on type 2 diabetes.
What makes people obese?
42:50
Is combating the obesity epidemic only about cutting out carbs – or is there more to it?
Improve chronic pain with a keto diet
35:01
Could a keto diet improve chronic pain conditions such as fibromyalgia?
Heart disease and salt
26:50
Is salt reduction really ‘the holy graal’ of preventing heart disease?
Team fat vs. team carbs
30:13
Should athletes switch to a keto diet in order to improve their performance – or are they better off with traditional carb loading?
Dietary fat and cardiovascular disease
25:02
Does eating saturated fat increase the risk of heart disease? Or is something else the culprit?
Is ketosis just another word for starving?
22:48
Amber O'Hearn is a computer scientist who has researched the state of ketosis through an evolutionary perspective.
How to measure your insulin response
29:27
How do you measure your insulin-response pattern?

Low Carb USA 2017

Eating keto to survive cancer
28:51
Audra Wilford on the experience of using a ketogenic diet as part of treating her son Max’s brain tumor.
Is lower insulin the key to better brain health?
46:36
What is the root cause of the Alzheimer's epidemic – and how should we intervene before the disease is fully developed?
A global food revolution
45:44
Around the world, a billion people with obesity, type 2 diabetes and insulin resistance could benefit from low carb. So how can we make low carb simple for a billion people?
How to formulate a low-carb keto diet
48:32
Low-carb pioneer Dr. Eric Westman talks about how to formulate an LCHF diet, low carb for different medical conditions and common pitfalls among others.
The problem with sugar
50:01
Is it fat or sugar that has triggered the unprecedented epidemics of obesity, type 2 diabetes and metabolic disease? Taubes at Low Carb USA 2017.
Trouble shooting high blood-glucose levels
34:01
Are you struggling with high blood glucose, even on a ketogenic diet? There are many factors which can have an impact on blood sugar!
How to make healthy babies
39:46
Jackie Eberstein, RN, talks about how you can maximize your chances of conceiving a healthy baby.
Diet, health and the environment
50:49
Dr. Peter Ballerstedt explains how ruminants can be part of the solution to climate change and environmental degradation.
What really causes heart disease?
49:51
What is the root of the problem in heart disease? Is it cholesterol – which we've been told for decades – or is it something else?
Nutritional ketosis and metabolic-based research
1:05:18
Dr. Dominic D'Agostino's presentation gives valuable insights into the keto research which is currently conducted across the world.
How to achieve a healthy low-carb lifestyle
46:42
How should you formulate a low-carb or keto diet exactly in order to maximize success? How much fat, protein and carbs should you eat?
Treating traumatic brain injuries
28:44
Can a ketogenic diet potentially help healing traumatic brain injuries?

Low Carb Breckenridge 2017

The pathways of insulin resistance
30:41
Are we chasing the wrong guy when it comes to heart disease? And if so, what is the real culprit in the disease?
Did the introduction of the dietary guidelines start the obesity epidemic?
35:12
Did the introduction of the dietary guidelines start the obesity epidemic?
Creating change in public health
17:20
How is the organization Public Health Collaboration UK contributing to changing the dietary guidelines?
Does fiber make you fat?
31:09
What role does gut flora play for your health? And what about the microbiome and obesity?
Helping people with type 2 diabetes
32:31
How Dr. Unwin transformed his practice into helping patients with type 2 diabetes reverse their disease using low carb.
A new paradigm for type 2 diabetes
29:59
We need a new way to understand and treat type 2 diabetes. A paradigm based on science and addressing the core problem.
What causes insulin resistance?
29:01
No less than 70% of people die from chronic disease, connected to insulin resistance. Dr. Naiman explains what causes it.
Clinical experience using LCHF
26:08
Can people eat low carb in the long run? What are the most common mistakes? Do calories matter?
LCHF – who benefits financially?
37:12
Who benefits financially from low carb?
Low-carb radiology
24:17
Radiology can be used to show images of different types of fat distribution.
The low-carb program
21:18
Patients enrolling in diabetes.co.uk are reaching great success. But what exactly is it? What results can people expect?
Run – and eat – for your life
27:33
Dr. Mark Cucuzzella on low-carb adaptation for performance.

Low Carb USA 2016

How to avoid complications of type 1 diabetes
37:28
Why are the recommendations to people with diabetes to eat a high-carb diet a bad idea? And what is the alternative?
Exploiting cancer metabolism with ketosis
44:42
Can a ketogenic diet be used in cancer treatment? Dr. Angela Poff at the Low Carb USA 2016.
LCHF and diabetes: science and clinical experience
45:59
What is the root of the problem in type 2 diabetes? And how can we treat it? Dr. Eric Westman at the Low Carb USA 2016.
Framingham and the Muddy Waters – part 1
21:00
What’s the real cause of heart disease? How do we most effectively estimate someone’s risk?
Grass based health and the ruminant revolution
47:53
Is red meat really that bad for the environment? Or could it play a positive role? Dr. Peter Ballerstedt at the Low Carb USA 2016.
The origins of the low-carb diet
40:45
What did our ancestors eat? Which foods made them thrive and which caused disease? Dr. Michael Eades at the Low Carb USA 2016.
The great cholesterol myth
37:55
“Eating all that fat and cholesterol will clog your arteries and give you heart disease!” Well, it’s not that simple.
A global food revolution
48:15
There’s a global food revolution going on. A paradigm shift in how we look at fat and sugar. Dr. Eenfeldt at the Low Carb USA 2016.
Why we get fat
47:30
Why do we get fat – and what can we do about it? Gary Taubes at Low Carb USA 2016.
Keto-adaptation and performance
58:58
Professor Jeff Volek gives a great overview of the benefits of making your body burn fat for fuel.
Nutritional ketosis: metabolic regulation and signaling
53:13
How can a ketogenic diet or ketone supplementation be used to augment and enhance human performance? Dr. Dominic D'Agostino at the Low Carb USA 2016.
Therapeutic fasting
46:09
What if there was a more effective treatment alternative for obesity and type 2 diabetes, that is both simple and free?
Framingham and the Muddy Waters – part 2
23:34
Is insulin a better marker for risk of developing cardiovascular disease than cholesterol? Dr. Jeffry Gerber at the Low Carb USA 2016.
The legal and political challenges with low carb – Antonio Martinez
33:42
How can we change public health policies around the world? Antonio Martinez, JD at the Low Carb USA 2016.
Sugar: friend or foe?
24:11
Is sugar really the enemy? Doesn’t it have a place in our diets? Emily Maguire at the Low Carb USA 2016.
Low carb for glycogen storage diseases - McArdle disease (SD 2016)
17:26
How to change the way a country eats
21:05
How do you change the way a country eats? On a total budget of only $6,000? That’s the question Jayne Bullen answered at Low Carb USA 2016.
Hormonal changes and weight
44:51
Can a woman’s difficulties to lose weight be caused by major hormonal changes? Jackie Eberstein, RN at the Low Carb USA 2016
How to achieve a healthy low-carb lifestyle
41:41
Are there different ways to do a well-formulated diet low in carbohydrate? Franziska Spritzler at the Low Carb USA 2016.
Winning on fat
49:49
Peter Defty talks about what he has come to realize – everything from stress, weight management and how to get adapted – by getting top athletes to become fat-burning machines.