Ketogenic Diets and Depression and Anxiety

A new study was published in JAMA earlier this month, looking at the ketogenic diet and its effect on mental illness, specifically depression and anxiety.  The study authors looked at 50 recently completed studies, including randomized control trials and “quasi-experimental” studies.  These studies had covered a total of 41,718 participants.  Meta-analysis showed that ketogenic diets were associated with modest improvements …