The ketogenic diet is a special high-fat, low-carbohydrate diet that helps to control seizures in some people with epilepsy. It is prescribed by a physician and carefully monitored by a dietitian. It is more strict, with calorie, fluid, and protein measurement and occasional restriction than the modified Atkins diet, which is also used today.
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- Yahoo! Health Groups: Ketogenic For parents, family members, and care givers who are using the Ketogenic Diet as a means of control for epilepsy or seizure disorders.
- The Charlie Foundation The Foundation was established in 1994 in order to raise awareness about the ketogenic diet as a treatment for childhood epilepsy. Its role is to facilitate investigation, educate professionals, and inform families about the current status of the ketogenic diet.
- Ketogenic Diet FAQ Offers case histories and further information regarding the diet.
- Wikipedia - Ketogenic Diet A resource on the diet that includes history, trial outcomes, contra-indications and hypotheses on how the diet acts to help prevent seizures.
- Ketogenic Diet Offers tips and some simple recipes.
- epilepsy.com - Ketogenic Diet Provides information on the diet, including reasons for its use and possible side effects. Includes sample menus.
- Ketogenic Diet Resource Offers tips, recipes and guidelines on using the diet for a number of health issues, including epilepsy, heartburn, joint pain, and pre-diabetes.
- Stanford Medical Center - Ketogenic Diet Program Provides a ketogenic diet meal planner in .XLS format.
- ScienceDaily - Ketogenic Diet Reduces Seizures In Many Children Report of a study by Hopkins researchers that found the high-fat, low-carbohydrate diet reduces the number of seizures in children with severe seizure disorders, and the frequency of attacks is lower, years after the diet is stopped.
- Epilepsy and Brain Mapping: The Ketogenic Diet Provides a history of the diet, what it involves and success stories. From The Epilepsy and Brain Mapping Program, Pasadena, California.
- Ketogenic Diet Information from Ray Sahelian, M.D. describes how it works and the results of some studies on participants.
- WebMD - Children’s Epilepsy: the Ketogenic Diet Offers a description of the diet, how it works, and drawbacks.
- Australian Keto Kids Provides a source of information for Australian parents who have children suffering from uncontrolled epilepsy and/or are using the ketogenic diet. Also home of the Ketogenic Diet Support Group.
- The Ketogenic Diet: Johns Hopkins Epilepsy Center The Ketogenic Diet Center provides medical management of pediatric epileptic patients on a high fat, low carb diet or a modified Atkins diet. in Baltimore, Maryland.