OBJECTIVE To assess the clinical, immunological and hormonal effects of carbohydrate restriction in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients via the provision of a ketogenic diet. METHODS Thirteen RA patients with active disease consumed a ketogenic diet for 7 days, providing the estimated requirements for energy and protein whilst restricting their carbohydrate intake to < 40 g/day. This was follo...

PURPOSE We aimed to study whether ketogenic diet (KD) therapy leads to resolution of super-refractory status epilepticus in pediatric patients without significant harm. METHOD A retrospective review was performed at Phoenix Children's Hospital on patients with super-refractory status epilepticus undergoing ketogenic diet therapy from 2011 to 2015. RESULTS Ten children with super-refractory ...

The modified Atkins diet has been used since 2003 for the treatment of children and adults with refractory epilepsy.This “alternative” ketogenic diet is started in clinic, without fasting, hospitalization, and restriction of protein,calories, or fluid intake. Now after 10 years of continued use, approximately 400 patients have been reported in over 30 studies of the modified Atkins diet as trea...

The ketogenic diet is a high-fat diet used to treat drug-resistant childhood epilepsy. Given that negative meanings tend to be attached to fatty foods and children's food consumption is seen to be the responsibility of parents, the ketogenic diet may be problematic for parenting identity. This article draws upon in-depth semi-structured interviews with 12 parents from 10 families that have a ch...

BACKGROUND Epilepsy is a neurological disorder, characterized by recurrent unprovoked seizures which have a high impact on the individual as well as on society as a whole. In addition to the economic burden, epilepsy imposes a substantial burden on the patients and their surroundings. Patients with uncontrolled epilepsy depend heavily on informal care and on health care professionals. About 30%...

Abstract Ketogenic diets (KD) have become popular diet to lose weight. However, the effect of such on brain function has not yet been clarified. Thus, we aimed study effects KD neurogenesis and apoptosis in dentate gyrus by assessing expression Ki-67 Caspase-3. Rats ( n = 24) were divided into four groups: control (normal diet), ketogenic (KD), time-restricted (TRD), combination high-fat (CD) g...

Weight loss protocols can only be considered successful if they deliver consistent results over the long term-a goal which is often elusive, so much so that the term "yo-yo" is used to describe the perennial weight loss/weight regain battle common in obesity. We hypothesized that a ketogenic Mediterranean diet with phytoextracts (KEMEPHY) combined with the acknowledged health benefits of tradit...

BACKGROUND The prevalence of type 2 diabetes is increasing worldwide, accounting for 85-95% of all diagnosed cases of diabetes. Clinical trials provide evidence of benefits of low-carbohydrate ketogenic diets in terms of clinical outcomes on type 2 diabetes patients. However, the molecular events responsible for these improvements still remain unclear in spite of the high amount of knowledge on...

Background: Refractory (intractable/pharmaco-resistant) epilepsy in children is considered if disabling seizures continue despite appropriate trials of two anti-seizure drugs, either alone or combination. Ketogenic diets are used as a treatment option many countries for with refractory seizures; however, few patients have tried it Saudi Arabia. Therefore, we examined the relationship between ex...

Ketogenic diet is used in weight control. This study aimed at finding out exposure, perception and working-class adult females’ response to information. The specific objectives are: To examine the exposure level of adults Awka Anambra state ketogenic information, determine how they perceive finally, females respond was designed as a survey. Using an online sample size calculator, 384 civil serv...