People with severe mental illness have an average lifespan 10 to 25 years shorter than the general population. The causes of their premature death are not suicide, but heart disease, diabetes, and metabolic failure. A growing number of researchers believe that the ketogenic diet (Editor's note: a high-fat, high-protein, very low-carbohydrate diet) may be a worthwhile solution to explore.
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People with severe mental illness have an average lifespan 10 to 25 years shorter than the general population. The causes of their premature death are not suicide, but heart disease, diabetes, and metabolic failure. A growing number of researchers believe that the ketogenic diet (Editor's note: a high-fat, high-protein, very low-carbohydrate diet) may be a worthwhile solution to explore.