The Claim

The ketogenic diet reduces neuronal hyperexcitability by enhancing γ-aminobutyric acid (GABA)ergic transmission and modulating neurotransmitter balance, thereby exerting anti-seizure effects.

Source: From Refractory Epilepsy to Neurodegeneration: Emerging Mechanistic and Clinical Insights Into the Ketogenic Diet

What the research says

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How it works
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In plain English

The keto diet may help stop seizures by making the brain's calming signals stronger and balancing the chemicals that control brain activity.

See the scientific wording

The ketogenic diet reduces neuronal hyperexcitability through enhanced γ-aminobutyric acid (GABA)ergic transmission and modulation of neurotransmitter balance, providing the neurobiological basis for its anti-seizure effects

What the research says

1 study

  1. Study: From Refractory Epilepsy to Neurodegeneration: Emerging Mechanistic and Clinical Insights Into the Ketogenic Diet

    The study confirms that the ketogenic diet works against seizures by increasing GABA (the brain's calming chemical) and balancing other brain chemicals, which reduces overactive brain activity - exactly what the claim says.

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