High fat/low carb diet could combat schizophrenia
Thursday, December 17, 2015 - 13:26
in Health & Medicine
A diet favored by body-builders may be effective in treating schizophrenia, suggest researchers. The ketogenic diet may work by providing alternative energy sources in the form of so-called ketone bodies (products of fat breakdown) and by helping to circumvent abnormally functioning cellular energy pathways in the brains of schizophrenics.