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Keto was created specifically for people with epilepsy. It works wonders for a subset of those patients, and for them any potential down sides are very much worth it. Some people with migraine (which in some ways resembles epilepsy) have also noticed a reduction of frequency and severity of attacks.

Parts of the two groups mentioned above have been on keto since the 1930s. A diet that's about a century old can't really be categorized as a fad. And while there have been oodles of studies highlighting the dangers of the western diet, which is killing millions, I haven't seen the same for keto.

Of course, there are many confounding factors here. But it's indisputable that keto works in improving epilepsy sufferers' lives.




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