Table 1.

Bipolar disorder online forum (study 1): n (%) of posts for dietary interventions categorised by reported level of change in mood stabilisation

	n (%, 95% CI)
	Ketogenic diet (151 posts)	Omega-3 supplementation or vegetarian diet (40 posts)
Remission of symptoms	18 (11.9, 7.2–18.2)	1 (2.5, 0.1–13.2)
Significant mood stabilisation	69 (45.7, 37.6–54.0)	3 (7.5, 1.6–20.4)
Some mood stabilisation	40 (26.5, 19.6–34.3)	15 (37.5, 22.7–54.2)
No effect	16 (10.6, 6.2–16.6)	17 (42.5, 27.0–59.1)
Mood destabilisation	8 (5.3, 2.3–10.2)	4 (10.0, 2.8–23.7)
Significant mood destabilisation	0 (−)	0 (−)
Hospital admission/care-seeking	0 (−)	0 (−)