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Ars Technica January 24, 2026

A weird, itchy rash is linked to the keto diet—but no one knows why

A weird, itchy rash is linked to the keto diet—but no one knows why

A 20-year-old man in Taiwan developed a strange rash after switching to a ketogenic diet. The rash was itchy and red, with patches of pigmented skin. Doctors linked the rash to the keto diet, but the cause remains unknown.