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The Ketogenic Diet: A Treatment for Children and Others with Epilepsy
Sometimes called the “miracle diet,” the ketogenic diet has helped doctors treat difficult-to-control epileptic seizures in thousands of children Coauthored by two respected Johns Hopkins neurologists, The Ketogenic Diet continues to be the definitive guide for parents, physicians, and dieticians wanting to implement this strict diet. This fourth edition is extensively updated to reflect current advances in understanding how the diet works, how it should be used, and the future role of the diet as a treatment. The best-seller also includes sample meal plans, a food database, a section on how the Atkins and modified ketogenic diet can be used as alternative diets to control epilepsy, and much more. .
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Keto Kid: Helping Your Child Succeed on the Ketogenic Diet
For more than half of all children with epilepsy, the only reliable way to control seizures is through the ketogenic diet, a rigid regimen that strictly limits both calories and liquid intake. Keto Kid details the daily management of the diet — where one extra bite of food can have serious repercussions on a child’s health — while also addressing the emotional struggle children encounter with the loss of their favorite foods and the necessity of learning rigorous self-denial at a very young age. The book also provides recipes for keto-friendly meals and tips for making this limited diet more interesting; time-saving strategies such as pre-weighing and freezing meals; and a day-by-day account of life on the ketogenic diet; and more. Calm, direct, and above all, hopeful, Snyder helps families successfully adopt the diet while making the experience as pleasant as possible for both child and parent. .
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The Ketogenic Diet: A Complete Guide for the Dieter and Practitioner
'The Ketogenic Diet' is a complete resource for anyone interested in low-carbohydrate diets (such as the Atkins Diet, Protein Power, Bodyopus or the Anabolic Diet). It looks objectively at the physiology behind such diets, including potential negative effects, and gives specific recommendations on how to optimize such a diet assuming an individual has chosen to do one. Two modified ketogenic diets (which involve the insertion of carbohydrates to sustain exercise performance) are also discussed in detail, along with specific guidelines. Exercise is discussed in great detail, including background physiology, the effects of exercise on fat loss, exercise guidelines and sample workouts. A great deal of basic physiology information, dealing with both nutrition and exercise topics, is included so that readers without a technical background will be able to understand the topics discussed..
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Epilepsy and the Ketogenic Diet: Clinical Implementation & the Scientific Basis (Nutrition and Health)
A benchmark synthesis of the current state of the science and clinical practice of the ketogenic diet. On the basic science side, the authors review what is known about the basic biochemical mechanisms of action of the KD at the molecular level, spelling out in detail its complex interactions with nutrient components, neurodevelopment, brain biochemistry, and physiology. They also examine the effects of the KD on the metabolism of fats, amino acids, and carbohydrates in the central nervous system at both the macro and cellular levels. On the clinical side, physicians, dietitians, and nurses provide a full range of information concerning the treatment of seizures with KD, including a detailed assessment of the indications for, and the contraindications and/or complications that arise from, its use, detailed equations that permit the caregiver to calculate the actual amounts of different types of foods that can be included in daily diet plans, and documented information on the carbohydrate and calorie content of hundreds of commonly used drugs..
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Diet and Epilepsy
High-fat, low-carbohydrate (ketogenic) diets (KDs) have been used clinically for the treatment of epilepsy for at least 85 years. Clinical indications for initiating such a diet, some of the side effects likely to occur during diet administration and indications for maintenance of the diet and strategies for its discontinuation are considered, largely from the perspective of treating the epileptic patient. Although the diet has most often been used for pediatric patients, recent experience has shown that it can be effective for use with adolescents and adults. The efficacy of dietary treatment of epilepsy has been extended beyond the classical 4:1 LCT (long-chain triglyceride) diet to modified Atkins and low glycemic index diets. Efficacy is most often limited by non-compliance. Among the key variables during administration of such diets are variations in the level of ketonemia, the degree of hypoglycemia and the level of hyperlipidemia. Any or all of these variables may be part of the mechanisms by which KDs reduce seizure incidence and/or severity. Several candidate mechanisms linking diet to the alteration of central nervous system excitability are identified.Lipid catabolism occurs within mitochondria and consumption of KDs leads to increased proliferation and increased size of mitochondria, reflecting increased oxidative stress. Production of reactive oxygen species (ROS) under such conditions is minimized by an increased expression of uncoupling proteins (UCPs) and has consequences for calcium sequestration within the mitochondrial matrix and cytosol. All have potential for diminishing neuronal hyperexcitability. The state of oxidative phosphorylation and ATP/ADP production may affect membrane excitability by altering the activity of the Na/K ATPase or KATP/ADP channels. Classical high-fat diets include elevated levels of polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs), which may inhibit both Na+ and Ca++ channels and activate tandem-pore potassium (K2p) channels. The net effects of any of these changes will depend upon the identity of the neuronal or glial populations most affected. For example, decreased excitation of excitatory neurons and increased excitation of inhibitory neurons would both act to reduce seizures. A working theoretical model incorporating many of the factors considered in this chapter is proposed..
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An interdisciplinary team approach to implementing the ketogenic diet for the treatment of seizures. (includes test for continuing examination credit): An article from: Pediatric Nursing
This digital document is an article from Pediatric Nursing, published by Jannetti Publications, Inc. on September 1, 1997. The length of the article is 4308 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser. From the author: The ketogenic diet is becoming a more recognized method of treating seizures in some children with epilepsy. Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children (TSRHC) developed an interdisciplinary team that uses a comprehensive approach to implementing this innovative therapy. Anticipated outcomes of this unique approach are increased family satisfaction and improved dietary compliance, which maximizes the diet to its fullest potential. These outcomes are validated by anecdotal information by families' reports of satisfaction and successful diet maintenance for increased number of months (this population from 3-31 months). Of the 27 children ages 1-16 years, approximately 40% have experienced reduction of seizures of more than 50%, 25% are seizure free, and 35% have discontinued the diet for a variety of reasons including difficulty in consistently maintaining the diet. Originally introduced in the 1920s, the ketogenic diet has once again become cutting edge treatment for nonresponsive seizure activity. Citation DetailsTitle: An interdisciplinary team approach to implementing the ketogenic diet for the treatment of seizures. (includes test for continuing examination credit) Author: Lori Batchelor Publication:Pediatric Nursing (Refereed) Date: September 1, 1997 Publisher: Jannetti Publications, Inc. Volume: v23 Issue: n5 Page: p465(9) Distributed by Thomson Gale.
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The effects of a ketogenic diet on brain metabolism in a hypoxic environment. (Medicine 09:00 AM, Saturday, April 5, 2003 Brewer/Frost Science 141 Dr. ... An article from: The Ohio Journal of Science
This digital document is an article from The Ohio Journal of Science, published by Ohio Academy of Science on March 1, 2003. The length of the article is 308 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser. Citation DetailsTitle: The effects of a ketogenic diet on brain metabolism in a hypoxic environment. (Medicine 09:00 AM, Saturday, April 5, 2003 Brewer/Frost Science 141 Dr. Nancy J. Swails-Presiding).(Abstract) Author: Douglas S. Emancipator Publication:The Ohio Journal of Science (Refereed) Date: March 1, 2003 Publisher: Ohio Academy of Science Volume: 103 Issue: 1 Page: A-33(2) Article Type: Abstract Distributed by Thomson Gale.
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