Ketogenic diet
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The ketogenic diet is a high-fat, adequate-protein, low-carbohydrate dietary therapy that in conventional medicine is used mainly to treat hard-to-control epilepsy in children. The diet forces the bod
Testing for ketone bodies in urine
Medium-chain triglyceride (MCT) oil emulsion
Experts on the ketogenic diet recommend it be strongly considered for children with uncontrolled epilepsy who have tried and failed two anticonvulsant drugs; most children who start the ketogenic diet have failed at least three times this number.
Measuring KetoCal – a powdered formula for administering the classic ketogenic diet
Atkins diet
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The Atkins diet is a low-carbohydrate fad diet devised by Robert Atkins in the 1970s, marketed with claims that carbohydrate restriction is crucial to weight loss and that the diet offered "a high cal
Ketogenic diet
…after discontinuing the diet. Some evidence shows that adults with epilepsy may benefit from the diet and that a less strict regimen, such as a modified Atkins diet, is similarly effective. Side effects may include constipation, high cholesterol, growth slowing, acidosis, and kidney stones. The original therapeutic…
Bacon and eggs, foods compatible with the Atkins diet