"Now there is a lot of interest in the diet's effectiveness in helping with other neurological conditions, cancer, diabetes, PCOS (polycystic ovary syndrome), obesity, high cholesterol and cardiovascular disease," says Emily Stone, M.S., RD, founder of Eat to Enjoy.
Traditionally, the ketogenic diet was only used in clinical settings to reduce seizures in children with epilepsy. "Now there is a lot of interest in the diet's effectiveness in helping with other neurological conditions, cancer, diabetes, PCOS (polycystic ovary syndrome), obesity, high cholesterol and cardiovascular disease," says Emily Stone, M.S., RD, founder of Eat to Enjoy. People also eat keto to lose weight.