Ketogenic diets do show promise for schizophrenia and bipolar disorder, but the research is preliminary and not backed by randomized controlled trials.

The claim vastly overstates preliminary research into whether the high-fat, low-carbohydrate diet might help people with the disorder, experts said. By Sheryl Gay Stolberg Health Secretary Robert F.

A low-carbohydrate, high-fat diet might cure schizophrenia and other psychological disorders, according to Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Kennedy said during a speech in ...

A long-term study found that while a ketogenic diet prevented weight gain, it also triggered major metabolic problems. Mice developed fatty liver disease, abnormal blood fats, and an impaired ability ...

He also claimed improved mental clarity and said he lost 20 pounds in 20 days after switching to the diet. He acknowledged some of the benefits could be due to the placebo effect. The carnivore diet ...

Beth Skwarecki is Lifehacker’s Senior Health Editor, and holds certifications as a personal trainer and weightlifting coach. She has been writing about health for over 10 years. January 22, 2026 Add ...

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. went into detail about his own eating habits during a conversation with USA TODAY's Extremely Normal show. So what exactly does he eat, and what do nutrition ...

Much ink has been spilled over US health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s dalliances with anti-vaccine conspiracy theories, brain worms, nicotine pouches, and bizarre self-treatment with a synthetic ...

For the second year in a row, the Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension, or DASH Diet, developed in part by scientists at Pennington Biomedical Research Center, has been recognized as the best heart ...

WASHINGTON — Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. wants to make President Trump eat healthy again. Kennedy expressed bewilderment during a recent podcast appearance that his boss ...

Miller asked RFK Jr. about who has "the most unhinged eating habits" in the current administration, to which the politician replied: "Donald Trump." "I don’t know how he’s alive," Kennedy Jr. wondered ...