Keto Diet May Treat Epilepsy By Changing The Gut Microbiome
The keto diet is low in carbohydrates and high in proteins and fats
Keto Diet May Treat Epilepsy By Changing The Gut Microbiome
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Keto Diet May Treat Epilepsy By Changing The Gut Microbiome
Keto Diet May Treat Epilepsy By Changing The Gut Microbiome
Mice are more resistant to seizures when treated with gut microbes from children with epilepsy on the low-carbohydrate ketogenic diet. This suggests that the diet’s anti-seizure effect comes from changes to the gut microbiome.
Keto Diet May Treat Epilepsy By Changing The Gut Microbiome
The ketogenic, or keto, diet has been used to treat epilepsy for around a century, but how it does so is unclear. Previously, Elaine Hsiao at the University of California, Los Angeles, and her colleagues found that the diet doesn’t protect against …