Epileptic people were put on a very low callory vegetarian diet, which included phases of both fasting and of purging. Of the 20 patients who took part in that study, two of them showed reduced symptoms. In the early twentieth century, there's sort of a big boom at that time in what we would now call sort of like wellness stuff riht. I saw a documentary about that starring matthew broderick, the sausage king of chicago.
So long, root vegetables! This week, we dive into the strange and surprising history of the 100-year-old ketogenic diet. Along the way, we encounter a Victorian bodybuilder, an infamous podcast bro and the possibility of a bad Meryl Streep performance (!). Get in, loser, we're counting macros!
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