The New York Times: Can the Keto Diet Really Improve Mental Health?
March 17, 2026 —Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. recently said that the diet could “cure” schizophrenia. We asked experts about the claim.
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San Francisco Chronicle: RFK Jr. says a keto diet can ‘cure’ mental illness. Here’s what it did for my son’s bipolar disorder
March 6, 2026 — OPINION: Diagnosed with bipolar disorder, my son began a medically supervised ketogenic regimen — and it sent his symptoms into lasting remission, Jan Ellison Baszucki writes.
First Ever Peer-Reviewed Expert Consensus on the Use of Ketogenic Therapy for Serious Mental Illness
Baszucki Group today announced the publication of the first evidence-based expert consensus on the safe and effective implementation of ketogenic therapy for serious mental illness. This Delphi consensus, funded by Baszucki Group and led by Dr. Georgia Ede, provides clinicians with clearer guidance on how metabolic approaches like ketogenic metabolic therapy can be thoughtfully integrated into individualized psychiatric treatment plans alongside existing first-line treatments and within multidisciplinary care teams.
Scientific American: RFK, Jr., just claimed the keto diet can cure schizophrenia. Here’s what the science says
February 6, 2026—Preliminary studies suggest that a high-fat, low-carbohydrate diet could reduce schizophrenia symptoms in some people, but claiming it’s a cure is misleading, experts say