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The ketogenic diet : a treatment for children and others with epilepsy / John M. Freeman ... [et al.].
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Freeman, John Mark.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Epilepsy in children--Diet therapy.
- Epilepsy in children.
- Ketogenic diet.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (331 p.)
- Edition:
- 4th ed.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Demos : Distributed to the trade by Publishers Group West, c2007.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- One in five children with epilepsy has seizures that are resistant to medications. Even when seizures are fairly well under control, medication may affect children's alertness and mental clarity, impairing their ability to learn and reach their full potential. Many parents are looking beyond currently available medications for a satisfying solution to seizure treatment. The ketogenic diet is such an answer. This rigid, mathematically calculated, doctor-supervised diet is high in fat and low in carbohydrate and protein, and strictly limits both calories and liquid intake. The diet helps to c
- Contents:
- pt. 1. Overview of the traditional ketogenic diet
- pt. 2. The ABC's of the ketogenic diet
- pt. 3. Calculations
- pt. 4. Modified ketogenic diets
- pt. 5. Ketogenic cooking
- pt. 6. Speculation
- pt. 7. Appendices.
- Notes:
- Previous ed. cataloged under John M. Freeman.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 277-282) and index.
- ISBN:
- 1-281-97498-6
- 9786611974985
- 1-934559-78-4
- OCLC:
- 476175447
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