The "classic" ketogenic diet is a special high-fat, low-carbohydrate diet that helps to control seizures in some people with epilepsy. It is prescribed by a physician and carefully monitored by a dietitian. It is usually used in children with seizures that do not respond to medications. It is stricter than the modified Atkins diet, requiring careful measurements of calories, fluids, and proteins. Foods are weighed and measured.
have shown that the ketogenic diet does reduce or prevent seizures in many children whose seizures could not be controlled by medications.
If seizures have been well controlled for some time, usually 2 years, the doctor might suggest going off the diet.
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