Keto is a high-fat, high-protein, and low-carb diet dating back to the 1920s when it was first used to help control seizures in people with epilepsy, according to the National Library of Medicine.

The low-carb, high-fat ketogenic diet has been promoted online and in the media as a weight-loss tool and seemingly all-round magical healer. Yet it was first developed in the 1920s for children ...

This diet popularised across the world has various health benefits, which include lowered risk for certain diseases. The keto diet is also beneficial against diabetes, cancer, epilepsy ...

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