除癲癇外，目前亦研究生酮飲食對於其他神經疾病，有否治療效果，如阿茲海默症 （AD）、肌萎縮性脊髓側索硬化症（ALS）、自閉症、腦、頭痛、腦損傷、疼痛、帕金森氏症（PD）及睡眠障礙。
In addition to epilepsy, the ketone diet has also been studied for the therapeutic effect of other neurological diseases, such as Alzheimer's disease (AD), amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), autism, brain, headache, brain injury, pain, Parkinson's disease (PD) and sleep disorders.