The ketogenic diet all grown up—Ketogenic diet therapies for adults

The Ketogenic Diet

Ketogenic diet for epilepsy treatment.

The ketogenic diet (KD), a high-fat, low-carbohydrate, and adequate-protein diet is an established, effective nonpharmacologic treatment option for intractable childhood epilepsy. The KD was developed in 1921 and even though it has been increasingly used worldwide in the past decade, many neurologists are not familiar with this therapeutic approach. In the past few years, alternative and more f...

Ketogenic diet in adolescents and adults with epilepsy

PURPOSE The ketogenic diet is an alternative treatment for patients with refractory epilepsy. Most studies to date report dietary response in children. There are limited data evaluating the efficacy of the ketogenic diet in adults. This is a report of the long-term outcome in a largely adult population of patients treated with the ketogenic diet for epilepsy. METHOD Twenty-nine adult and adol...

Diet Therapies for Adhd

This article discusses the scientific evidence behind various dietary interventions for ADHD, particularly those relating to elimination diets and fatty acid supplementation which seem to offer the most promise. ADHD is a condition that can lead to inattention, impulsivity, over activity and disruptive behaviour (1) as shown in Table 1. Although ADHD is typically classified as a childhood disor...

Optic neuropathy in ketogenic diet.

A symmetrical, bilateral optic neuropathy is reported in 2 patients being treated with ketogenic diets for seizure control. Laboratory tests suggested a thiamine deficiency, and both patients recovered normal visual function after several weeks of treatment with thiamine. The risk of optic nerve dysfunction occurring during the treatment with a ketogenic diet can be minimised if routine vitamin...