The ketogenic (keto) diet, which relies on regular intake of high in fats and is very low in carbohydrates, has surged in popularity for its rapid weight-loss effects and metabolic benefits.

People prescribed a keto diet had slightly lower symptoms of depression after six weeks compared to others encouraged to eat more plant-based foods, researchers reported Feb. 4 in JAMA Psychiatry. “A ...

A low-carbohydrate, high-fat diet might cure schizophrenia and other psychological disorders, according to Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Kennedy said during a speech in ...

U.S. health and human services secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.’s claim that a high-fat, low-carbohydrate diet may cure certain psychiatric conditions is misleading and not backed by evidence, experts ...

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. claimed that a high-protein, low-carb keto diet can cure schizophrenia, leading health experts to criticize his assertion. While speaking to a crowd at the Tennessee State ...

While medication for schizophrenia remains the gold standard for treatment, there's an emerging field known as metabolic psychiatry that may hold some promise as a complement to that approach. The ...

Dr. Christopher M. Palmer said in an interview that the keto diet, while promising, did not “cure” schizophrenia as the health secretary had claimed. By Sheryl Gay Stolberg and Ellen Barry A Harvard ...

A well-designed new study suggests that the keto diet may modestly alleviate symptoms for people with treatment-resistant depression. The keto diet is high in healthy fats and low in carbohydrates. It ...

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. asserted Wednesday that the keto diet could cure schizophrenia -- an unfounded claim that experts say vastly overstates preliminary research into whether the ...

The Health and Human Services secretary said a ketogenic diet can "cure" the mental disorder schizophrenia but experts say there’s no proof Aaron Schwartz/CNP/Bloomberg via Getty Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

Researchers at the University of Utah Health ran a trial with female and male mice for around nine months or more. The mice were separated and put onto one of four different diets, and allowed to eat ...

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