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Can the Keto Diet Improve Multiple Sclerosis Symptoms?

by Meghan Drummond

Food organized to look like a brain

It started off as a diet to help children with epilepsy. Now, you can find the keto label everywhere. Ketogenic diet followers range from body builders and social media influencers to your office mate who wants to lose a few pounds.

Keto’s benefit as a weight-loss diet may be up for debate. It looks like its true power is as a medical tool. Recent studies suggest, for instance, that the keto diet could improve multiple sclerosis symptoms.

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