A ketogenic diet is, essentially, a low-carb, high-fat diet—albeit one taken to extremes. “In a clinical setting, a strict ketogenic diet would involve ultra-low carb consumption, like 20 or 30 grams ...

A new long-term study in mice suggests that the ketogenic diet, despite helping prevent weight gain, may lead to fatty liver ...

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 ...

Medically reviewed by Aviv Joshua, MS, RDN Intermittent fasting uses set times for eating and fasting, while keto cuts carbs so your body burns fat for energy (ketosis).Either can help with weight ...

At first glance, the keto and Atkins diets might be difficult to tell apart. That’s because these low-carb diets are actually pretty similar when it comes to the amount of macronutrients (fat, carbs, ...

From celebrity endorsements to social media transformations, the keto diet appears to be a miracle solution for weight loss. However, what the dramatic photos of before and after do not reveal is a ...

The ketogenic or keto diet is a high fat, low-carbohydrate eating plan. While some early studies suggest that keto may improve liver function in certain conditions like nonalcoholic fatty liver ...

University of Virginia School of Medicine researchers have revealed how the popular, low-carb ketogenic diet protects against epilepsy seizures and possibly neurodegenerative diseases such as ...

University of Virginia School of Medicine researchers have revealed how the popular, low-carb ketogenic diet protects against epilepsy seizures and possibly neurodegenerative diseases such as ...

A new study in mice found that a ketogenic diet did not accelerate the aging of females, although it did cause males to age more rapidly. The authors of the study found that the presence of estrogen ...

But there’s one side effect that’s well established but little known and still puzzling to doctors: the “keto rash” or prurigo pigmentosa. This rash fits the man’s case perfectly—red, raised, itchy ...