Ketogenic diet therapy for pediatric epilepsy is associated with alterations in the human gut microbiome that confer seizure resistance in mice
G. R. Lum, S. M. Ha, C. Olson, M. Blencowe, J. Paramo, B. Reyes, J. Matsumoto, X. Yang, E. Y. Hsiao
This study shows that the ketogenic diet alters the gut microbiome in children with epilepsy, and transferring these microbes to mice increases seizure resistance.
bioRxiv · Mar 17, 2023Microbiology