Keto may help with depression, diabetes: Evidence from 3 recent studies

• The ketogenic, or keto, diet has become increasingly popular over the years, particularly for its potential weight-management benefits.
• Recent studies suggests that it may also aid health in other ways. One study, for instance, drew a link between keto and improvements in treatment-resistant depression.
• A preclinical study in mouse models has suggested that a keto-like diet may help manage blood sugar levels.
• And research in humans suggests that a ketogenic diet could actually be effective in sending type 2 diabetes into remission.

The ketogenic — or keto — diet is a dietary plan that involved minimizing carbohydrate intake, upping consumption of healthy fats, and including an adequate amount of protein.

This dietary approach is meant to trigger ketosis, a metabolic process where the body switches from using carbs for energy to burning stored fat instead. This is why some people may choose to switch to a keto diet to achieve greater weight loss.

However, studies have shown that this type of diet may also aid health in other ways. Here is what some of the latest research covered on Medical News Today has found about the potential health benefits of this diet.