Ketogenic diet could start earlier in infants as young as 3 weeks old Infants and young children with epilepsy due to a confirmed genetic abnormality had a better response to treatment with ketogenic diet compared to patients with other types of epilepsy, according to a review of 10-year experience at Ann & Robert H. Lurie […]
Ketogenic diets have caught the imagination of the public. Many people swear by the ketogenic diet benefits. We are going to let you know about the ketogenic diet and its amazing benefits in decreasing seizures in epilepsy. The ketogenic diet and epilepsy are not necessarily two groups of words you think of as being used […]
Although the ketogenic diet (KD) is the most effective dietary therapy for childhood drug-resistant epilepsy (DRE), the modified Atkins diet (MAD) and low-glycemic index therapy (LGIT) are also effective, better tolerated, and less restrictive, according to research presented at the 2019 American Academy of Neurology’s Annual Meeting, held May 4 to 10 in Philadelphia. The presentation provided […]
A drug-mimic of the ketogenic diet improves brain function in mice after TBI Photo: The rescue of inhibitory brain cells (red) with 2-DG, a drug that mimics the effects of the ketogenic diet, may protect against post-traumatic epilepsy.April 30, 2019 Neuroscientists led by Chris Dulla at Tufts University School of Medicine prevented the development of […]
Ketosis and ketoacidosis both involve the production of ketones in the body. However, while ketosis is generally safe, ketoacidosis can be life-threatening. Nutritional ketosis occurs when the body starts burning fat instead of glucose. Inducing ketosis is the aim of a ketogenic diet, or “keto” diet, which is a high-fat, very-low-carb diet that can help people lose […]
The ketogenic diet is known to successfully treat epilepsy for many people. In a recent study, researchers determine how the ketogenic diet alters the gut microbiota and if this mediates the anti-seizure effects. The ketogenic diet is a low-carbohydrate, high-fat diet that puts the body into a metabolic state called ketosis. During ketosis, the body […]
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