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Extreme Keto Diet Boosts Health in Mice, Human Trials Ahead

3/18/2026

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High-fat, low-carbohydrate ketogenic diets may improve health, especially with exercise.
Eight weeks on an extreme keto diet normalized glucose levels in mice with high blood sugar.
Exercise further improved aerobic capacity and muscle endurance.
The findings come from US institutions and are limited to animal trials.
Future human trials are planned to evaluate sustainability and alternatives such as the Mediterranean diet.

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Story summary

High-fat, low-carbohydrate ketogenic diets may improve health, especially with exercise.
Eight weeks on an extreme keto diet normalized glucose levels in mice with high blood sugar.
Exercise further improved aerobic capacity and muscle endurance.
The findings come from US institutions and are limited to animal trials.
Future human trials are planned to evaluate sustainability and alternatives such as the Mediterranean diet.