Running a Keto and Carnivore Study on RA and IBD!
In a Nutshell
Dr. Robert Abbott is launching the first large randomized clinical trial (160 participants: 80 with IBD, 80 with RA) testing ketogenic and carnivore lion diets against regular diets for improving quality of life and reducing symptoms, with a $450K GoFundMe to fund labs, monitoring, and support—starting early 2026. Participants (new to keto/paleo/carnivore) pay $200 net ($100 refunded on completion), get 3-6 months of guided dieting, blood/stool tests, ketosis monitors, and community access; control group switches diets after 3 months. Motivated by speaker's remission of juvenile RA via diet after failed meds and surgeries, the study aims to validate dietary interventions for autoimmunity. Donate, apply, or share via links.
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Announcing the launch of the very first and extremely large randomized clinical study on the carnivore diet, specifically the lion diet, the ketogenic diet, and rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). After years of noting that tens of thousands of people are putting their incurable illnesses into remission on an all-meat diet, a fantastic doctor, Dr. Robert Abbott, a medical doctor, reached out to run the study with his team.
Set up a GoFundMe to support the study; every single dollar sent will go to the study only. The study costs about $450K, inexpensive for its size. University-affiliated studies quoted $2-3 million. Most money goes towards actual labs for participants. Looking for 160 people: 80 with IBD and 80 with RA. Researchers paid an extremely modest salary; they're inclined and interested, covering six months of serious work. GoFundMe linked to fund a well-organized six-month study that might change thousands of lives and mainstream medical views on dietary intervention. Consider donating, sharing, or applying.
Personal Funding Commitment
Haven't asked to rally behind a cause before, but this is different and extremely dear. Family will cover whatever is left over to get the study done. Study getting done one way or another, but appreciate help to avoid criticism of funding bias. Study run by separate team.
Had juvenile rheumatoid arthritis that nearly destroyed life: ankle and hip replaced at 17, unbelievable pain for 20 years. Put it into remission with dietary intervention, astounding physicians. Goal: make money, be taken seriously, change medical system so others avoid suffering. Finally at point to make it happen.
Title: Effectiveness and efficacy of a ketogenic or carnivore lion diet for quality of life and symptom burden in individuals with symptomatic inflammatory bowel disease or rheumatoid arthritis, a randomized clinical trial.
Purpose: Determine effectiveness and efficacy of ketogenic or carnivore lion diet for quality of life and symptom burden in individuals with IBD or RA.
We hypothesize that the implementation of the ketogenic and the carnivore lion diet as either an adjunctive therapy or monotherapy will improve health-related quality of life and decrease symptom burden in those with symptomatic IBD or RA.
Must be formally diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis or inflammatory bowel disease, provide medical documentation like medical visit notes or laboratory data for confirmation. Must be brand new to the diet: no prior paleo, keto, or carnivore diet. Willing to do ketogenic diet or lion diet for 3-6 months simultaneously with others, randomly assigned (cannot choose group). Hoping to start in early 2026, taking applicants now.
Participants weaned onto diet for 1 month for metabolic ease, then monitored. Portal for contact with health professionals. Sent labs for blood work multiple times, stool sample kits, ketosis blood monitor (also glucose), body composition scale to keep. Willing to do blood tests, stool samples, scale use, home blood prick monitoring (doesn't hurt).
Costs and Value
Participant cost: $200, $100 returned upon full completion (net $100). Actual cost per participant from funding: $1,700 in testing (labs, glucose/ketosis monitor, body composition scale ~couple hundred dollars) plus 6 months health professional access. Participants get testing results. Charging ensures commitment and completion. Access to community, video calls (speaker pops in at beginning/end for motivation), written guide by speaker summarized by team.
Randomly sorted into: regular diet, ketogenic diet, or lion diet. Baseline testing and questionnaires, then follow assigned diet or regular diet for 3 months. Regular diet group switches to ketogenic or lion diet after 3 months with guidance. Everyone who applies gets diet guidance, but control group delayed.
Regular immune-suppressive medical treatment for autoimmunity doesn't work. Personal case: on methotrexate from age 8 to 23, hip and ankle replaced at 17—didn't stop joint damage, doesn't work long-term.
Potential Impact
Carefully organized study with 160 people could change medical community's view of ketogenic and especially carnivore diet. Working toward this since 2017 (or earlier on paleo diet).
Apply or support via links. Looking for 80 IBD and 80 RA participants. Diet changed speaker's life: no medication, doesn't consider self as having arthritis for nearly 10 years. First setup that's basically free for supported dietary intervention. Sign up to change life and help others, or share with those interested. Excited to share results in about 8 months regardless of outcome.
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