A meeting took place in Holland last week concerning the use of the Ketogenic Diet. The Ketogenic Diet is re-emerging as a more acceptable treatment for paediatric epilepsy as parents become more and more concerned about the effects of epilepsy drugs on their children, as well as the obvious benefits of following the Ketogenic Diet.
Archive for October, 2008
The Ketogenic Diet – The 1950’s & Now
Tuesday, October 14th, 2008PKU, PKU, PKU
Monday, October 13th, 2008When Jeff and I got married we knew nothing about PKU. Even during the first two years of us building a home together we were oblivious about this Metabolic Disorder. We found out all about it with a shock when we had our first child. Little did we know that we were in fact carriers of this disease. Apparently if you are a carrier, there is a 25 percent chance that your child will end up with PKU.
Cows Milk – Allergy or intolerance?
Monday, October 6th, 2008There is often great confusion regarding cow’s milk allergy (CMA) and Lactose Intolerance, with the terms often used interchangeably despite both being separate disorders and very distinct. As described above, food allergies such as cow’s milk allergy are a form of food intolerance that involves the immune system. Lactose intolerance describes a form of food intolerance caused by deficiency of a specific enzyme and does not involve the immune system
Ketogenic Diet – A History
Monday, October 6th, 2008The Ketogenic diet is not by all means a new treatment. Claims for a dietary treatment of epilepsy are very old, (even before any anticonvulsants were available). Earlier attempts to a diet for epilepsy include: salt restriction, protein restriction, acid-ash diets, water restriction (to provoke dehydration), etc. There is even a reference to fasting as a “cure” for seizures in the Bible.