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KetoScience

r/KetoScience is dedicated to being the center for online discussion on the latest scientific discoveries in the broad and expanding role of the ketogenic diet in reversing chronic disease. We post RCTs, prospective cohorts, epidemiology, and case studies and discuss the pro's and con's of each. We discuss type 2 diabetes, gout, Alzheimer's, mild cognitive impairment, obesity, epilepsy, mental illness, autoimmune diseases, metabolic syndrome, sugar, omega 6 polyunsaturated seed oils, & more!

543k subscribers74 posts / mo in Sep 2026 (incl. ~3% by known bots)24 authors / mosince 2012

r/ketoscience has 543k members (+0.6% over the last 12 months). It gets about 74 posts a month from 24 people. Top topics: Gut Microbiome Health, MuscleHypertrophyTraining and Diabetes & Food.

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How r/ketoscience has grown

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Subscriber growth

Subscribers over time

+0.6%in 12 months · +0.1% in 3 months · +0.0% in 1 month
Oct 2026543k
Growing543k subscribers
Data since Mar 2018Live · through Oct 2026
r/ketoscience

Monthly activity

Posts, comments and authors per month

−68%vs Sep 2025 · −32% last 3 months vs the 3 before
Sep 202674
QuieterPeaked at 434 in Sep 2021
Sep 2026: incl. ~3% by known botsData through Sep 2026 · October usually lands mid-November

What people talk about

Topics and brands on r/ketoscience

Top topics

Share of the subreddit's posts

  1. Gut Microbiome Health0.3%
  2. MuscleHypertrophyTraining0.3%
  3. Diabetes & Food0.2%
  4. Mediterranean Diet Recipes & Health<0.1%
  5. Recovery Podcasts<0.1%

Brands people mention

Most-mentioned brands and sites, last 12 months

  1. Nature
  2. ScienceDirect
  3. Springer
  4. Wiley
  5. MDPI

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