About Ketogenic Diet - Articles
A selection of Articles, Abstracts and White Papers relating to the Ketogenic diet. This section will be updated regularly, so please check back often.
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The Ketogenic Diet for the Treatment of Childhood Epilepsy: the presentation
Added: 26/08/08
Nutricia North America and SHS International hosted its first global webinar for Prof. J Helen Cross on The Ketogenic Diet for the Treatment of Childhood Epilepsy:... read more
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A Webinar on the Ketogenic Diet for the Treatment of Childhood Epilepsy: a Randomized Control Trial
Added: 22/07/08
A summary of the Webinar which will take place on the 21st August 2008... read more
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The Ketogenic Diet
Added: 17/01/08
The current form of the classical Ketogenic Diet (KD) was first successfully used to manage intractable epilepsy by Wilder in the 1920s but its use declined with the development of the anti-epileptic ... read more
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Safety of the Ketogenic Diet
Added: 17/01/08
The restrictive nature of the diet requires that only adequate protein be provided to maintain growth. Despite this, normal growth and biochemical parameters have been maintained within normal ranges... read more
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Other indications for the ketogenic diet.
Added: 09/01/08
Whilst the majority of the studies on the KD focus primarily on epilepsy, there are other disorders where the KD can be used.... read more
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Nutritional composition and presentation of Ketocal
Added: 09/01/08
Ketocal mimics the classical Ketogenic Diet and contains a 4:1 ratio of fat to protein and carbohydrate i.e. 4 gram fat for every 1 gram protein + carbohydrate.... read more
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Ketocal and the Ketogenic Diet
Added: 09/01/08
The Ketogenic Diet is increasingly being used or considered as a treatment option to manage intractable chronic epilepsy which may be associated with disability or development delay.... read more
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Ketogenic diet for treatment of infantile spasms.
Added: 09/01/08
Author: Eun SH , Kang HC , Kim DW , Kim HD Source: Brain Dev, 28(9): 566-71 2006 ... read more
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A systematic review of the use of the ketogenic diet in childhood epilepsy.
Added: 09/01/08
Author: Keene DL Source: Pediatr Neurol, 35(1): 1-5 2006 ... read more
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Long-term use of the ketogenic diet in the treatment of epilepsy.
Added: 09/01/08
Author: Groesbeck DK , Bluml RM , Kossoff EH Source: Dev Med Child Neurol, 48(12): 978-81 2006 ... read more
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Anticonvulsant mechanisms of the ketogenic diet.
Added: 09/01/08
Author: Bough KJ , Rho JM Source: Epilepsia, 48(1): 43-58 2007 ... read more
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Safe and effective use of the ketogenic diet in children with epilepsy and mitochondrial respiratory
Added: 09/01/08
Author: Kang HC , Lee YM , Kim HD , Lee JS , Slama A Source: Epilepsia, 48(1): 82-8 2007 ... read more
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Discontinuing the ketogenic diet in seizure-free children: recurrence and risk factors.
Added: 09/01/08
Author: Martinez CC , Pyzik PL , Kossoff EH Source: Epilepsia, 48(1): 187-90 2007 ... read more
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Home-guided use of the ketogenic diet in a patient for more than 20 years.
Added: 09/01/08
Author: Kossoff EH , Turner Z , Bergey GK Source: Pediatr Neurol, 36(6): 424-5 2007 ... read more
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Ketogenic diet for the treatment of refractory epilepsy: a 10 year experience in children.
Added: 09/01/08
Author: Freitas A , da Paz JA , Casella EB , Marques-Dias MJ Source: Arq Neuropsiquiatr, 65(2B): 381-4 2007 ... read more
