Nearly six months of a ketogenic diet, one low in carbohydrates and high in fat, eased motor symptoms and anxiety and depression while improving cognition in a woman with mild Parkinson’s disease, a case study found.
These findings suggest that a ketogenic diet may offer an additional, non-pharmacological way of addressing Parkinson’s motor and non-motor symptoms, and support its further evaluation in appropriately controlled trials, the study’s author noted.
The case report, “Effects of a Ketogenic Diet on Symptoms, Biomarkers, Depression, and Anxiety in Parkinson’s Disease: A Case Study,” was published in the Cureus Journal of Medical Science.
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