Oil Change: Can the Ketogenic Diet Treat Multiple Sclerosis?

The ketogenic diet is high in fat, moderate in protein, and low in carbohydrates. It induces a state of ketosis, tricking the body into starvation mode. This diet emerged in the 1920s as a treatment for epilepsy in children.

Dietary treatments for epilepsy can be traced back as far as 500 B.C., according to Epilepsia. The ketogenic diet was popular for two decades before the development of antiepileptic drug therapies.

Scientists have revisited the diet during the last couple of decades, and not just for treating epilepsy in children. Recent studies suggest that following a ketogenic regimen could benefit people with other types of neurological disorders, including MS.

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