Keto diet may worsen osteoarthritis, OMRF study finds

Rheumatologists have long known that obesity exacerbates arthritis symptoms. For that reason, an Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation physician-scientist was among the many clinicians who recommended a ketogenic diet for weight loss to patients.Not anymore. Matlock Jeffries, M.D., said he was stunned by the results of his recent study testing the effects of a keto diet on mice with osteo...