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Article: The ketogenic diet.(Ask The Doctor)(Column)
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- The Exceptional Parent
- Article date:
- July 1, 1995
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sometimes in conjunction with anticonvulsive medications (medications to control seizures). Although there are a few theories, nobody really knows why the diet reduces or stops seizures in certain children.
The ketogenic diet consists of foods that cause the body to produce ketones, primarily a byproduct of fat metabolism. A person on a well-balanced diet consisting of carbohydrates, protein and fats will derive energy primarily from the metabolism of glucose--metabolism being the process whereby food is converted to energy. In contrast, a person on a ketogenic diet derives energy from "burning" fat, rather than glucose.
A ketogenic diet consists of foods such ...