Open Directory - Health: Conditions and Diseases: Neurological Disorders: Epilepsy: Treatment: Ketogenic Diet
See also: - Describes the diet and includes some anecdotal comments on results. - Provides a source of information for Australian parents who have children suffering from uncontrolled epilepsy and/or are using the ketogenic diet. Also home of the Ketogenic Diet Support Group. - Provides a history of the diet, what it involves and success stories. From The Epilepsy and Brain Mapping Program, Pasadena, California. - Offers tips and some simple recipes. - Information from Ray Sahelian, M.D. describes how it works and the results of some studies on participants.
- Offers case histories and further information regarding the diet. - Offers tips, recipes and guidelines on using the diet for a number of health issues, including epilepsy, heartburn, joint pain, and pre-diabetes. - Provides a ketogenic diet meal planner in .XLS format. - The Foundation was established in 1994 in order to raise awareness about the ketogenic diet as a treatment for childhood epilepsy. Its role is to facilitate investigation, educate professionals, and inform families about the current status of the ketogenic diet. - The Ketogenic Diet Center provides medical management of pediatric epileptic patients on a high fat, low carb diet or a modified Atkins diet. in Baltimore, Maryland. - Offers a description of the diet, how it works, and drawbacks. - A resource on the diet that includes history, trial outcomes, contra-indications and hypotheses on how the diet acts to help prevent seizures. - For parents, family members, and care givers who are using the Ketogenic Diet as a means of control for epilepsy or seizure disorders. - Provides information on the diet, including reasons for its use and possible side effects. Includes sample menus. - Report of a study by Hopkins researchers that found the high-fat, low-carbohydrate diet reduces the number of seizures in children with severe seizure disorders, and the frequency of attacks is lower, years after the diet is stopped. (October 01, 2001)
