The clinical use of ketogenic diets for epilepsy and cancer: what does the science say?

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“Keto” has been the most-searched keyword on NutritionFacts.org for months, and I didn’t have much specific to offer…until now.

This is the first in a 7-video series. Here is what’s to come:
• Keto Diet Theory Put to the Test (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/keto-...)
• Keto Diet Results for Weight Loss (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/Keto-...)
• Is Weight Loss on Ketosis Sustainable? (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/is-We...)
• Are Keto Diets Safe? (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/are-k...)
• Keto Diets: Muscle Growth and Bone Density (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/Keto-...)
• Does a Ketogenic Diet Help Diabetes or Make It Worse? (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/does-...)

For an overview of my cancer work, watch How Not to Die from Cancer (https://nutritionfacts.org/video/how-....

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