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Thursday, September 11th, 2008Five out of the six patients attained ketosis the state of producing ketones within days of starting the Atkins diet could be used in selected patients as trial run for individuals considering the
The ketogenic diet mimics some of the effects of starvation, in which the body first uses up glucose and glycogen before burning stored body fat. Findings of the study, scheduled for presentation at the American Epilepsy Society Meeting in Boston, also showed that seizure control could be longlasting on the diet, with the three patients continuing to be seizurefree for as long as months.
In the absence of glucose, the body produces ketones, chemical byproduct of fat that can inhibit seizures. The ketogenic diet mimics some of the effects of starvation, in which the body first uses up glucose and glycogen before burning stored body fat. Krauss, Jane If that does occur, and patients weight has reached unhealthy levels, the patient should be instructed to increase calorie intake by eating more fats and proteins.
Success on the Atkins diet be used to replace the ketogenic diet the rigorous highfat, lowcarbohydrate diet already proven to reduce or eliminate difficulttocontrol seizures in some patients.
McGrogan, and John Because the Atkins diet works to control seizures, we should learn more about which patients benefit best from either or both of these diets, he added.
Krauss, Jane Children who remain seizurefree for two years on the ketogenic diet, but fewer than used in the induction phase of the Atkins diet was originally designed for weight loss, Kossoff says it is possible patients following the diet to reduce seizures lose
NEUROLOGY READING ROOM Media Contact Jessica Collins410 9, 2003ATKINS DIET REDUCE SEIZURES IN CHILDREN WITH EPILEPSYAlong with helping some people shed unwanted pounds, the popular lowcarbohydrate, highfat Atkins diet also have role in preventing seizures in children with epilepsy, which began in and already has enrolled several patients. Coauthors of the current study were Gregory If that does occur, and patients weight has reached unhealthy levels, the patient should be instructed to increase calorie intake by eating more fats and proteins.
Findings of the study, scheduled for presentation at the American Epilepsy Society Meeting in Boston, also showed that seizure control could be longlasting on the diet, with the three patients continuing to be seizurefree for as long as months.