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·October 21, 2025·8 min read

Long-Term Keto Diet May Damage Your Body

A new study reveals that while the ketogenic diet can prevent weight gain, it may cause severe long-term metabolic problems. Researchers found that mice on a long-term keto diet developed fatty liver disease and impaired blood sugar regulation due to stressed pancreatic cells.

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·February 7, 2025·3 min read

Ketogenic Diet May Stabilize Mood in Young People with Bipolar

Researchers are launching a multi-site pilot study to assess whether a ketogenic diet, alongside standard medications, can stabilize mood symptoms in young people with bipolar disorder. The 16-week trial will involve 40 participants aged 12-21, who will follow a ketogenic diet while their mood symptoms, metabolic markers, and adherence to the diet are monitored.

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·December 7, 2024·5 min read

Ketogenic Diet Enhances CAR-T Cancer Therapy

Researchers have found that a ketogenic diet boosts CAR T cell therapy effectiveness by enhancing tumor control and survival in mice with lymphoma. The key is beta-hydroxybutyrate (BHB), a metabolite produced during ketosis, which CAR T cells prefer as an energy source over glucose. Laboratory models showed that BHB supplementation led to complete cancer remission in most mice and enhanced CAR T cell expansion.

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·November 4, 2024·4 min read

Keto Diet May Ease Multiple Sclerosis Symptoms

New research suggests the ketogenic diet could help manage multiple sclerosis (MS) by promoting the production of beneficial compounds in the gut. In a study, mice on a keto diet produced the ketone body β-hydroxybutyrate (βHB), which worked with gut bacteria to create immune-modulating metabolites.

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·June 18, 2024·7 min read

Keto Diet Boosts Memory in Aging

A new study reveals how a ketogenic diet, high in fat and low in carbohydrates, improves memory in aging mice. Researchers found that the diet triggers a molecular signaling pathway that enhances synapse function, leading to improved memory. This discovery could pave the way for new therapies targeting memory without the need for dietary changes.

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·April 1, 2024·7 min read

Keto Diet May Improve Mental Health Symptoms

A new pilot study presents a compelling case for the ketogenic diet as a dual-action treatment for individuals with serious mental illnesses like schizophrenia and bipolar disorder, who often suffer metabolic side effects from their medication. The research shows how adopting a ketogenic diet not only mitigates these metabolic issues but also significantly improves psychiatric conditions.

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·March 19, 2024·4 min read

Keto Diet Delays Alzheimer’s Memory Loss

A ketogenic diet significantly postpones the onset of Alzheimer’s-related memory decline in mice, a phase akin to human mild cognitive impairment preceding Alzheimer’s disease. Key findings highlight the molecule beta-hydroxybutyrate (BHB) as instrumental in this protective effect, showing a nearly seven-fold increase in mice on the diet and improving synaptic function critical for memory.

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·January 31, 2024·5 min read

Diet and Immunity: Vegan vs. Keto’s Impact on the Body

A new study reveals distinct immune system responses to vegan and ketogenic diets. Over a two-week period, 20 participants alternated between these diets, allowing researchers to observe changes in innate and adaptive immunity, metabolic pathways, and gut microbiomes.

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·November 17, 2022·4 min read

Some Reduced-Carb Diets May Decrease Diabetes Risk, but Others May Raise It

Animal-based low-carb diets were associated with an increased risk of developing Type 2 diabetes, while plant-based low-carb diets were associated with a lower risk of developing diabetes.

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·March 6, 2022·4 min read

Ketogenic Diet May Reduce Disability and Improve Quality of Life in People With Multiple Sclerosis

Multiple sclerosis patients who followed a ketogenic diet experienced less fatigue, improved symptoms of depression, and improved quality of life. Additionally, those who followed a keto diet had reduced levels of inflammatory markers in blood samples.

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·July 24, 2021·7 min read

New Dietary Treatment for Epilepsy Well Tolerated and Reduced Seizures

K.Vita, a new oral dietary substance based on the ketogenic diet, reduced seizures by up to 50% in children and adults with drug-resistant epilepsy.

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·February 2, 2020·4 min read

Keto diet works best in small doses

In the short term, a ketogenic diet can help improve health as well as assist in weight loss. However, the negative effects of the keto diet start to appear after one week. Mice who were fed a ketogenic-style diet for more than seven days consumed more fat than they could burn, and had an increased risk of developing diabetes and obesity.