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The [[Ketogenic Diet]] may have benefits for a number of medical conditions, many of them serious or life threatening. The research for the use of the Ketogenic Diet in epilepsy is well established, but for other illnesses it is still emerging. However, the Ketogenic Diet is believed to have a number of benefits, especially in cancer<ref name="Seyfried-2011"/> and neurological diseases like Alzheimer's and Parkinson's<ref name="Gasior-2006"/>. There are indications that the Ketogenic Diet might also help with Heart Disease, ALS, Autism, Hyperactivity, Schizophrenia, Depression and Bipolar disorder.
=Epilepsy=
''Main article: [[Ketogenic Diets for Epilepsy]]''