A ketogenic diet - one that is high in fat and extremely low in carbohydrates - has been known for decades to reduce seizures ...

U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said this week that the ketogenic (keto) diet could cure schizophrenia. But experts say the claim goes far beyond what science supports. Speaking at the ...

Share on Pinterest Emerging evidence suggests that a ketogenic diet may help with depression symptom management. Nadine Greeff/Getty Images A 2025 pilot study showed that young adults saw a 70% ...

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 ...

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The keto diet might help ease depression in people who aren't responding to antidepressants, a new study reports. People prescribed a keto diet had slightly lower symptoms of depression after six ...

Patients with treatment-resistant depression showed improvement on the 9-item Patient Health Questionnaire versus a control diet at 6 weeks in a randomized trial. No difference was seen between groups ...

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 ...

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 ...

A long-term study found that while a ketogenic diet prevented weight gain, it also triggered major metabolic problems. Mice developed fatty liver disease, abnormal blood fats, and an impaired ability ...

Both low-carb and keto diets restrict how many carbohydrates you can consume per day, emphasizing high-protein foods and healthy fats instead. Keto is a more restrictive diet so it's often associated ...

Dr. Kenneth M. Glatt, PhD, ABPP, 82, died on December 6, 2025 at Vassar Brothers Medical Center. An area resident since 1979, he previously lived in New York City. Dr. Glatt was born on May 25, 1943 ...