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No evidence behind RFK Jr’s claim keto diet can cure schizophrenia, experts say

Health secretary likely referred to Harvard psychiatrist who says he’s ‘never used the word “cure” in my work’ Psychiatric researchers are pushing back against Health and Human Services secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr’s claims that a doctor at Harvard “cured schizophrenia using keto diets”, while also acknowledging that a carefully supervised ketogenic diet shows promise for a variety of mental health conditions. Kennedy Jr’s statement likely referred to Harvard psychiatrist Dr Christopher Palm...

23 Feb, 14:00 — 23 Feb, 17:04
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