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About one third of patients with epilepsy are pharmacoresistent. For a subgroup of this population, the ketogenic diet can be highly efficacious and should be considered early. This review discusses the different types of ketogenic diet, proposed mechanism of actions and its evidence for use in children and adults with both generalized and focal ...
Radhika, Dhamija +2 more
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ALSUntangled #63: ketogenic diets [PDF]
ALSUntangled reviews alternative and off label treatments with a goal of helping patients make more informed decisions about them. Here we review ketogenic diets. We shows that these have plausible mechanisms, including augmenting cellular energy balance and reducing excitotoxicity, neuroinflammation and oxidative stress. We review a mouse model study,
Richard Bedlack +23 more
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Ketogenic Diet and Epilepsy [PDF]
Currently available pharmacological treatment of epilepsy has limited effectiveness. In epileptic patients, pharmacological treatment with available anticonvulsants leads to seizure control in <70% of cases. Surgical intervention can lead to control in a selected subset of patients, but still leaves a significant number of patients with uncontrolled
Marzena Ułamek-Kozioł +3 more
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KETOGENIC DIET FOR WEIGHT LOSS AND ITS IMPLICATION ON HEALTH: A LITERATURE STUDY
The prevalence of obesity has increased signifi cantly and it has become a public health problem globally. Many strategies were done to overcome obesity. One of them is dietary approach. The popular and widely used weight loss diet is the ketogenic diet.
Rian Diana, Dominikus Raditya Atmaka
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[INLINE:1] Alzheimer’s disease is a progressive neurological disorder characterized by cognitive decline and chronic inflammation within the brain. The ketogenic diet, a widely recognized therapeutic intervention for refractory epilepsy, has recently ...
Jingwen Jiang +4 more
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Ketogenic Diets and Pain [PDF]
Ketogenic diets are well established as a successful anticonvulsant therapy. Based on overlap between mechanisms postulated to underlie pain and inflammation, and mechanisms postulated to underlie therapeutic effects of ketogenic diets, recent studies have explored the ability for ketogenic diets to reduce pain.
Susan A, Masino, David N, Ruskin
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THE IMPACT OF THE KETOGENIC DIET ON CHOLESTEROL LEVELS IN “HYPER RESPONDERS”
Therapeutic Area: Nutrition/Exercise Background: The ketogenic diet has been popularized as a rapid weight loss diet. Though advertised as safe, the cardiovascular implications of this diet have not been fully understood.
Tyler Schmidt, MD. +5 more
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Ketogenic diets are characterized by a marked reduction in carbohydrates (usually to
Shilpa, Joshi, Mohan, Viswanathan
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Electrical Control in Neurons by the Ketogenic Diet
The ketogenic diet is used as a diet treatment for drug-resistant epilepsy, but there are no antiepileptic drugs based on the ketogenic diet. The ketogenic diet changes energy metabolites (ketone bodies, glucose and lactate) in the brain, which ...
Nagisa Sada, Nagisa Sada, Tsuyoshi Inoue
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Type 2 diabetes is a prevalent chronic disease arising as a serious public health problem worldwide. Diet intervention is considered to be a critical strategy in glycemic control of diabetic patients.
Qiang Zhang +5 more
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