Renal failure, one of the main complications of diabetes, may reverse in eight weeks by ketogenic diet. According to a mice study conducted at Sinai Hospital in New York, Ketogenic diet of high fatty food starves the body of carbs and sugars, thereby tricking the body into burning fat for fuel instead of glucose.

    The researchers took two groups of mice that were genetically predisposed to having Type 1 or Type 2 diabetes. Half were fed a standard, high-carb diet while the other half received a ketogenic diet.

    After eight weeks, kidney failure was reversed in the ketogenic-fed mice, said Lead author Charles Mobbs, a neuroscientist at the Mount Sinai Medical Center.

    Word of caution: This is only an initial observation. Kidney disease patients should strictly adhere to the diet advised by their treating doctor and dietitian (JDC Gems editorial team).