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Re:Patients say keto helps with mental illness. Science is r... by marginalia_nu on Tuesday January 30, 2024 @05:10AM (#39188303)
It's questionable whether it's placebo, or whether the placebo intervention itself is a non-placebo intervention.

To partake in a study you need to get out of the house, go somewhere new, talk to new people a few times, do something new, get some daylight, etc. Those are all things we know has a positive effect on depression.

Big part of treating depression is to make people do those sorts of things, despite their bodies and mind screaming stay in bed, it's not worth it.

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Re:Patients say keto helps with mental illness. Science is r... by wouldbecouldbe on Tuesday January 30, 2024 @06:01AM (#39188653)
Did you read the story, OP has no depression but BiPolar with psychotic episodes and was previously put on epileptic medicine
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Re:Patients say keto helps with mental illness. Science is r... by marginalia_nu on Tuesday January 30, 2024 @09:20AM (#39190381)
Right, and I was responding to the remarks made in the parent post about depression.
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