Epilepsy and the Ketogenic Diet |
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| Editor:
| Stafstrom, Carl E.
Rho, Jong M.
Bendich, Adrianne |
| Series title: | Nutrition and HealthTM Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-58829-295-7 |
| Publication Date: | Jan 2004 |
| Publisher: | Humana Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | AUD $521.95 |
Book Description:
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reviews the ketogenic diet (KD), a high-fat, low-carbohydrate, adequate-protein diet that has been used for more than 80 years for the treatment of medically intractable epilepsy; discusses the design of KD, which is to mimic the fasting state, in which the brain switches from oxidation of carbohydrates to fats as its primary energy source; addresses both the clinical and basic aspects of the KD; details the history of the KD, instructions on how to plan and calculate an...
More Descriptionreviews the ketogenic diet (KD), a high-fat, low-carbohydrate, adequate-protein diet that has been used for more than 80 years for the treatment of medically intractable epilepsy; discusses the design of KD, which is to mimic the fasting state, in which the brain switches from oxidation of carbohydrates to fats as its primary energy source; addresses both the clinical and basic aspects of the KD; details the history of the KD, instructions on how to plan and calculate an individually-tailored KD, and how to monitor KD effectiveness.