At an event to promote new dietary guidelines, US Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. said the ketogenic diet, or keto diet, has been established as a "cure" for schizophrenia.

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% ...

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 ...

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.

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 ...

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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 ...

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The claim vastly overstates preliminary research into whether the high-fat, low-carbohydrate diet might help people with the disorder, experts said. By Sheryl Gay Stolberg Health Secretary Robert F.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...