Keto Diet and Exercise May Help Protect Nerves in Metabolic Syndrome
Researchers tested whether a ketogenic diet (very low-carb, high-fat eating plan) and exercise could help prevent and treat nerve damage caused by metabolic …
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Low-Carb Diet May Help Reduce Alcohol Cravings in Men
Researchers discovered that rats eating a ketogenic diet (very low-carb, high-fat) showed interesting changes in how their bodies process alcohol. When rats …
Read MoreWhy the Keto Diet Works for Some People But Not Others
Researchers discovered that the ketogenic (keto) diet doesn't work the same way for everyone. Using mice and studying people with liver disease, scientists …
Read MoreHow a Ketogenic Diet Fights Cancer at the Cellular Level
Scientists discovered how a ketogenic diet (high fat, low carb) may help fight colorectal cancer. When you eat a ketogenic diet, your body produces a chemical …
Read MoreSpecial Diet May Change Body Chemistry in Kids With Autism
Researchers studied how a special diet combining no gluten (a protein in wheat) and very low carbohydrates might affect the body's chemistry in children with …
Read MoreBrain-Boosting Molecule May Help Heal Traumatic Brain Injuries
Scientists discovered that a natural substance called beta-hydroxybutyrate (BHB), which your body makes when following a ketogenic diet, may help protect brain …
Read MoreHow a Ketogenic Diet May Boost Your Immune System
Researchers studied how a low-carb, high-fat ketogenic diet affects the immune system in women who are overweight or have obesity. The study, called …
Read MoreCan a Ketogenic Diet Help Reduce Joint Pain and Heart Risk?
Researchers tested whether a ketogenic diet (a high-fat, low-carb eating plan) could help people with psoriatic arthritis, a condition that causes joint pain …
Read MoreWhy Some PCOS Patients Sleep Poorly on Keto Diets
Researchers studied 220 women with PCOS (a common hormone condition) who tried a ketogenic diet to see why some developed sleep problems. They found that …
Read MoreCan a Strict Low-Carb Diet Help Prevent Diabetes?
Researchers tested whether combining a ketogenic diet (very low in carbs) with eating fewer calories could help people with prediabetes—a condition where blood …
Read MoreHow Low-Carb Diets Affect Bones Differently in Boys vs. Girls
Researchers studied how ketogenic diets (very low-carb, high-fat eating plans) affect bone health in developing rats, with different results for males and …
Read MoreSpecial Diet May Help Reduce Anxiety in Younger Animals
Researchers studied how a ketogenic diet (a high-fat, low-carb eating plan) affects the brain in rats of different ages. They found that this diet changed how …
Read MoreSpecial Diet Helps Boy With Hard-to-Treat Seizures
Researchers discovered that a special high-fat, low-carb diet called the ketogenic diet may help children with a rare genetic form of epilepsy that doesn't …
Read MoreCan a Keto Diet Help Fix a Fatty Liver?
Researchers tested whether a ketogenic diet (very low carb, high fat) could help repair liver damage caused by fatty liver disease in rats. They found that the …
Read MoreBitter Melon May Help Balance the Keto Diet's Effects
Researchers tested whether bitter melon extract could help reduce unwanted side effects of the ketogenic (keto) diet. They gave some rats a keto diet, some …
Read MoreCan Losing Weight Boost a Brain Chemical That Helps You Think Better?
Scientists looked at 15 different studies involving 862 people to understand how weight loss affects a special brain chemical called BDNF. This chemical helps …
Read MoreHow a Special Diet May Help Control Seizures in the Brain
Researchers discovered that a ketogenic diet—which is very low in carbohydrates and high in fats—might help reduce epileptic seizures by changing how certain …
Read MoreCan a Low-Carb Diet Help Treat Depression?
Researchers tested whether a ketogenic diet (very low in carbohydrates) could help people with depression that didn't respond to standard treatments. In this …
Read MoreA Special Diet Helps Kids with a Rare Brain Condition
Researchers in Argentina studied 39 children with a rare condition called Glut1DS, which affects how the brain uses sugar for energy and can cause seizures and …
Read MoreHow to Fight Insulin Resistance: Medicines and Lifestyle Changes
Insulin resistance—when your body doesn't respond well to insulin, a hormone that controls blood sugar—is becoming more common as people age. A new review of …
Read MoreCan a Special Diet Help College Students Feel Less Depressed?
Researchers looked at whether a ketogenic diet (a low-carb, high-fat eating plan) could help college students with depression feel better. In a small study of …
Read MoreCan the Keto Diet Cause Dangerous Cholesterol Levels?
Researchers reviewed cases where people following a ketogenic (keto) diet experienced very high cholesterol levels that could harm their health. The keto diet …
Read MoreSpecial Eating Pattern May Help Ease Crohn's Disease Symptoms
Researchers tested a special eating pattern called an intermittent ketogenic diet on mice with Crohn's disease, a condition that causes painful inflammation in …
Read MoreDoes a Keto Diet Affect Bathroom Trips at Night?
Researchers looked at data from over 22,000 American adults to understand how a ketogenic diet (high fat, low carb) might affect bladder problems like needing …
Read MoreWhat You Eat May Boost Brain Health Protein, Study Finds
Scientists reviewed 13 studies to understand how different diets affect a special protein in your brain called BDNF. This protein is important for memory, …
Read MoreCan the Keto Diet Help Your Heart and Liver? What Mouse Studies Show
Scientists tested whether the ketogenic diet (keto) could help obese mice with heart and liver problems. They found that keto helped reduce liver fat and …
Read MoreSpecial Diet May Help Protect the Brain in Multiple Sclerosis
Researchers studied how a ketogenic diet (high fat, low carb) might protect the brain and spinal cord in mice with a disease similar to multiple sclerosis. …
Read MoreCan Ketone Supplements Help Reduce Alcohol Cravings?
Researchers tested whether a supplement called beta-hydroxybutyrate (BHB) could help reduce alcohol consumption and cravings in animals. They compared two …
Read MoreCan Special Diets Help Control Multiple Sclerosis Symptoms?
Researchers tested whether three different eating patterns—fasting, ketogenic (low-carb, high-fat), and anti-inflammatory diets—could help people with multiple …
Read MoreHow Ketones May Help Your Heart Work Better
Researchers reviewed how a special type of diet that produces ketones—molecules your body makes when eating very few carbohydrates—might help hearts function …
Read MoreCan the Keto Diet Help Treat Serious Diseases?
Scientists are looking at whether the ketogenic diet—a way of eating that's very low in carbs and high in fat—might help treat diseases beyond epilepsy. This …
Read MoreLow-Carb Diet May Help Protect Kidneys in Diabetic Patients
Researchers studied whether a ketogenic diet (a low-carb, high-fat eating plan) could help protect the kidneys of people with diabetes. They looked at data …
Read MoreHow Broken Cell Powerhouses May Cause Parkinson's Disease
Parkinson's disease affects millions of people worldwide, causing problems with movement and thinking. Scientists have discovered that the disease may be …
Read MoreHow Keto Diet Changes Your Gut and Affects Your Health
Scientists reviewed what happens in your digestive system when you eat a ketogenic diet—a diet high in fat and very low in carbs. Your gut does much more than …
Read MoreIs the Keto Diet Safe for Kids With Hard-to-Treat Seizures?
Researchers studied whether the ketogenic diet (a high-fat, low-carb eating plan) is safe for children with epilepsy that doesn't respond well to medications. …
Read MoreHow a Keto Diet May Help Fix Fatty Liver Disease
Researchers studied how a ketogenic (keto) diet affects fatty liver disease, a condition where fat builds up in the liver. They tested the diet on mice with …
Read MoreSpecial Diet May Help Brain Health in People With Alzheimer's Risk Gene
Scientists discovered that a ketogenic diet (a diet very low in carbs and high in fat) might help protect the brain in people who carry a gene called APOE4, …
Read MoreHow Your Body Burns Fat May Affect High Blood Pressure
Scientists studied a special protein called CPT2 that helps your body use fat for energy, especially in your kidneys. They created rats with less of this …
Read MoreCan Ketone Supplements Help Prevent Muscle Loss?
As we age or deal with illness, our muscles naturally get weaker and smaller. Scientists are now looking at ketone bodies—special molecules our body makes when …
Read MoreSkipping Meals Works Better Than Keto for Lowering Blood Pressure
Researchers tested five different eating patterns on 96 people with obesity to see which one lowered blood pressure the most. They compared eating only during …
Read MoreCan a Special High-Fat Diet Help Fight Cancer?
Scientists looked at 23 studies about whether a ketogenic diet—a special eating plan that's very low in carbs and high in fat—might help cancer patients. The …
Read MoreCan a Low-Carb Diet Help Fight Breast Cancer?
Researchers reviewed evidence about whether a ketogenic diet—a eating plan very low in carbs and high in fats—might help treat breast cancer. Cancer cells need …
Read MoreSpecial Diet May Help College Students Feel Less Depressed
Researchers tested whether a ketogenic diet (a diet very low in carbs and high in fats) could help college students with depression feel better. Twenty-four …
Read MoreSpecial Diet May Help Aging Brains Stay Sharp, Even With Gut Changes
Researchers tested whether a high-fat, low-carb diet (called the ketogenic diet) could help older rats keep their thinking skills sharp. They also looked at …
Read MoreCan a Keto Diet Help Stop Migraines? Here's What Science Shows
Researchers reviewed 50 studies about how a ketogenic diet (a high-fat, low-carb eating plan) might help people with chronic migraines. They found that …
Read MoreLow-Carb Diets Help Weight Loss and Heart Health, But Watch LDL Cholesterol
Researchers analyzed 174 studies involving over 11,000 people to see how low-carbohydrate diets affect heart health and body weight. They found that eating …
Read MoreCan a Keto Diet Help Women With PCOS Feel Better?
A new review looked at eight studies about how a ketogenic diet (a diet very low in carbs and high in fat) might help women with PCOS, a common hormone …
Read MoreOne Child's Battle with Dravet Syndrome: What Parents Need to Know
Dravet syndrome is a rare and serious type of epilepsy that starts in babies and causes frequent, dangerous seizures. This article tells the true story of a …
Read MoreLong-Term Keto Diet May Harm Liver and Blood Sugar Control
Researchers studied what happens when mice eat a ketogenic (keto) diet for a long time. While the diet helped mice lose weight at first, the study found that …
Read MoreFood and Nutrients That May Help With Nerve Disease Symptoms
Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease is a condition people are born with that damages nerves in their arms and legs, causing weakness and pain. There's no cure yet, but …
Read MoreSpecial Diet May Help Kids with Hard-to-Treat Seizures
Researchers looked at nine studies to see if a high-fat, low-carb diet called the ketogenic diet could help children whose seizures don't respond to regular …
Read MoreSpecial Diet May Help Fight Brain Tumors by Changing Gut Bacteria
Scientists discovered that a high-fat, low-carb diet called the ketogenic diet might help slow down a serious type of brain tumor called glioma. The diet works …
Read MoreSpecial Diet Helps Women With PCOS Lose Weight in 4 Weeks
Researchers tested a low-calorie ketogenic diet (a diet very low in carbs and high in fats) on 13 women with PCOS, a common hormone condition that affects …
Read MoreDoes the Keto Diet Harm Your Heart? New Study Raises Questions
Researchers looked at whether the ketogenic diet—a popular low-carb, high-fat eating plan—might damage heart health over time. They compared 28 people who …
Read MoreHow a High-Fat Diet May Help Control Seizures
Researchers studied how a ketogenic diet (a diet very high in fat and very low in carbs) affects brain chemicals in rats. They found that this diet changed the …
Read MoreDoes the Keto Diet Hurt Your Muscles? What Science Says
Researchers looked at 33 studies comparing the ketogenic diet (keto) to other diets to see if it affects muscle. The keto diet is popular for weight loss, but …
Read MoreNew Treatment Combo Helps Kids With Hard-to-Control Seizures
Researchers tested three different treatments for children whose seizures don't respond well to regular medicines. One group tried a special high-fat, low-carb …
Read MoreNew Treatment Combo Helps Kids With Rare Seizure Condition
Researchers studied a rare and serious seizure condition in children called FIRES that happens after a fever or infection. They tested whether combining two …
Read MoreHow Strict Low-Calorie Keto Diets Change Your Gut Bacteria
Researchers looked at 14 different studies to understand how very-low-calorie ketogenic diets (a strict, high-fat, low-carb eating plan) affect the trillions …
Read MoreSpecial Diet Helps Rare Childhood Brain Condition
Alternating hemiplegia of childhood (AHC) is a rare genetic disease that causes sudden paralysis on one side of the body, along with seizures and unusual eye …
Read MoreSpecial Diets That Help Kids With Hard-to-Treat Seizures
Doctors sometimes use special high-fat diets called ketogenic diets to help children whose seizures don't respond to regular medicines. Experts from around the …
Read MoreHow to Safely Stop the Keto Diet for Kids with Seizures
Researchers studied how to safely stop the ketogenic diet (a special high-fat, low-carb diet) in children with epilepsy. They looked at 57 children who had …
Read MoreMixing Special Brain-Protecting Diets Works for Tube-Fed Children
Researchers studied children with serious brain conditions who receive food through feeding tubes. These children were following a special high-fat, low-carb …
Read MoreCould a Special Brain Fuel Help Treat Eating Disorders?
Scientists are exploring a new idea: what if we could give the brain a different type of fuel to help treat anorexia nervosa, a serious eating disorder? …
Read MoreKeto Diet Shows Mixed Results for Heart Health in Bipolar Disorder
Researchers studied seven people with bipolar disorder who tried a ketogenic diet (a high-fat, low-carb eating plan) for three months. The diet helped with …
Read MoreNew Way to Fight Liver Cancer by Triggering Cell Death
Scientists discovered a new method to make cancer cells die by studying how genes control a process called disulfidptosis. Using data from over 272,000 patient …
Read MoreSpecial Diet Helps Kids With Seizures Stop Taking Some Medicines
Researchers studied whether a special high-fat, low-carb diet called the ketogenic diet could help children with epilepsy reduce or stop taking seizure …
Read MoreCan Special Diets Help People With MS Feel Better?
Researchers are testing whether two specific eating plans might help people with relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis (a type of MS) feel better and have …
Read MoreBest Diets for Fatty Liver Disease: What Science Shows
Fatty liver disease is becoming more common worldwide, affecting about 1 in 3 people. It happens when fat builds up in the liver, usually because of poor …
Read MoreHow a Special High-Fat Diet May Help Babies With Severe Seizures
Infantile Epileptic Spasms Syndrome is a serious seizure condition that affects babies and doesn't respond to standard medications in about half of cases. …
Read MoreWhat You Eat May Shape Your Brain Health and Memory
Scientists reviewed research on how two different eating patterns—ketogenic diets (very low carb) and high-carbohydrate diets—affect brain health and memory. …
Read MoreNew Tool Helps People Understand the Ketogenic Diet for Epilepsy
Researchers created a new questionnaire called iKETO-KNOW to help patients and caregivers understand the ketogenic diet, a special eating plan used to treat …
Read MoreWhat You Eat May Help Control Painful Skin Bumps
Hidradenitis suppurativa (HS) is a painful skin condition that causes bumps and sores, often in areas where skin rubs together. New research shows that what …
Read MoreWhich Diet Works Best for Metabolic Syndrome?
Researchers compared six popular diets to see which one helps people with metabolic syndrome the most. Metabolic syndrome is a group of health problems that …
Read MoreTwo-Week Low-Carb Diet Rapidly Changes Body Fat and Blood Markers
Researchers studied 30 adults with obesity who followed a modified ketogenic diet (a very low-carb eating plan) for just two weeks. The participants lost about …
Read MoreSpecial Diets Help Kids With Hard-to-Treat Seizures
Researchers looked at studies about using special diets to help people whose seizures don't respond to medicine. They found that ketogenic diets (very low …
Read MoreLow-Carb Diet Plus New Diabetes Drug Works Better Together
Researchers tested whether combining a ketogenic diet (very low in carbs) with a diabetes medication called dulaglutide could help people with type 2 diabetes …
Read MoreWhat You Eat Affects Your Testosterone Levels
Scientists reviewed how different eating patterns affect testosterone, a hormone important for health. They found that what you eat really matters. Ketogenic …
Read MoreNew Hope for Rare Childhood Seizure Disorder: A Success Story
A 10-year-old girl developed a rare and serious condition called FIRES that caused uncontrollable seizures after a simple fever. Normal seizure medications …
Read MoreSpecial Diet May Help Protect Brain Health in Diabetes
Researchers tested whether a ketogenic diet (a high-fat, low-carb eating plan) could help protect the brain in rats with type 2 diabetes. They found that rats …
Read MoreCan Exercise and Diet Help Cancer Treatments Work Better?
Researchers looked at 21 studies involving 1,384 cancer patients to see if exercise, diet changes, or both could help chemotherapy work more effectively. They …
Read MoreCan a High-Fat Diet Help People With Multiple Sclerosis?
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a disease where the body's immune system attacks the brain and spinal cord, causing inflammation and damage. While current medicines …
Read MoreCan a Special Diet Help Fight Brain Cancer?
Researchers looked at studies testing whether a ketogenic diet (a high-fat, low-carb eating plan) could help treat glioblastoma, a serious type of brain …
Read MoreSwishing Sports Drinks Won't Fix the Keto Diet Performance Problem
Athletes often use a simple trick to boost performance: swishing a sports drink in their mouth for a few seconds without swallowing it. Researchers wanted to …
Read MoreCan Keto Diets Help Fix Fatty Liver Disease?
A fatty liver is becoming more common worldwide, affecting about 1 in 3 people. Scientists reviewed studies about whether ketogenic diets (very low-carb, …
Read MoreHow a Keto Diet Changes Your Gut Bacteria in Just 2 Weeks
Researchers compared how two different diets affected the gut bacteria of people with obesity and prediabetes. One group ate a ketogenic (keto) diet—low in …
Read MoreSpecial Supplement Mix May Help Rare Brain Disease
Scientists discovered that a combination of two natural substances—ketone bodies and glutamine—can help restore energy production in brain cells affected by a …
Read MoreCan a Keto Diet Help Cancer Treatment Work Better?
Researchers tested whether a ketogenic diet (a high-fat, low-carb eating plan) could help people with head and neck cancer or rectal cancer survive longer when …
Read MoreHow Fasting Fuels Your Genes: The Ketone Body Connection
Scientists are discovering that when your body burns fat for energy, it produces a special molecule called beta-hydroxybutyrate (BHB) that does more than just …
Read MoreRare Brain Disease in Babies: New Findings on Causes and Treatment
Researchers studied four children with a rare genetic condition that affects how their bodies use energy, called pyruvate dehydrogenase deficiency. This …
Read MoreSpecial Diet Helps Half of Kids with Severe Seizures Get Better
Scientists looked at 22 studies involving over 1,000 children with a severe type of seizure called epileptic spasms. They found that a special high-fat, …
Read MoreSpecial Diet Helps Kids with Genetic Epilepsy Control Seizures Better
Scientists studied a high-fat, low-carb diet called the ketogenic diet to see if it helps children with hard-to-treat epilepsy caused by genetic mutations. …
Read MoreSpecial Ketogenic Formula Helps Kids and Adults Control Severe Epilepsy
Researchers reviewed 25 years of studies on a special ketogenic formula called KetoCal that helps people with hard-to-treat epilepsy. This high-fat, low-carb …
Read MoreKetogenic Diet Side Effects in Kids with Epilepsy: Most Are Manageable
Researchers reviewed 26 studies to understand the side effects of the ketogenic diet in children with hard-to-treat epilepsy. This high-fat, low-carb diet …
Read MoreBest Diets for Managing Type 2 Diabetes: What Science Says Works
This comprehensive review examines the most effective dietary approaches for managing type 2 diabetes. Researchers analyzed evidence for several eating …
Read MoreSpecial Diet Guidelines for People with Kidney Cysts Disease
Scientists are exploring whether a special high-fat, low-carb diet called ketogenic might help people with a genetic kidney disease called ADPKD. This disease …
Read MoreSpecial Diet May Help Brain Development in Rare Childhood Epilepsy
Scientists studied how a high-fat, low-carb diet called the ketogenic diet affects the brain in a rare form of childhood epilepsy called infantile epileptic …
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