High cholesterol levels drop naturally in children on high-fat anti-seizure diet, Hopkins study show Aug 27, 2008
Elevated cholesterol levels return to normal or near normal levels over time in four out of 10 children with uncontrollable epilepsy treated with the high-fat ketogenic diet, according to results of a Johns Hopkins Children's Center study reported in the Journal of Child Neurology ... In the four-year study, the Hopkins Children's team followed 121 epileptic children with intractable seizures on the high-fat, low-carbohydrate ketogenic diet designed to control such seizures ... The findings... (EurekAlert!)
Katie's gift Jul 13, 2008
And despite all of her own issues and the unappealing ketogenic diet she was forced to live with, she was content. "Seeing your daughter happy -- and she was happy in the pool working with those kids -- that was a big thing for us," said her father. (The Augusta Chronicle)
Celebrate Talents and Strengths of those Living with Epilepsy Jul 3, 2008
Currently, there is no known cure for epilepsy; however, there are several treatment options, including antiepileptic drugs (AEDs), surgery, the ketogenic diet and vagus nerve stimulation (VNS). While treatments have evolved and today the majority of epilepsy patients can control their seizures with medication, art continues to be a valuable outlet for people with this common neurological condition. (Canton Daily Ledger, IL)
Diets that eat away at illnesses Jun 12, 2008
In a randomized controlled study of 145 children ages 2 to 16 who had more than seven seizures a week and were unresponsive to medication, senior author Dr. J. Helen Cross of the Institute of Child Health and Great Ormond Street Hospital in London reported a 38 percent reduction in mean seizure frequency among the 54 children assigned to receive the ketogenic diet ... The results come as researchers and physicians are seeking ways to leverage the ketogenic diet to treat various other... (Racine Journal Times, WI)
Oil-rich diet cuts back trauma of seizures Jun 7, 2008
But within a month of being put on the high-fat, low-carbohydrate regime, known as the ketogenic diet, his seizures reduced from more than 20 a day to about three, and his family "has its boy back", a Sydney Children's Hospital pediatric neurologist, John Lawson, said yesterday ... The ketogenic diet comes in two forms ... A study in this month's Lancet Neurology, which followed 145 children who were having seizures daily and had failed to respond to at least two anti-epileptic drugs, found that... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
Evidence a high-fat diet works to treat epilepsy May 8, 2008
One group began the ketogenic diet immediately. The control group waited three months before starting it. (International Herald Tribune -- Health)
Special Diet Can Ease Epileptic Seizures in Kids May 6, 2008
The trial is the first randomized controlled study to confirm that the ketogenic diet -- widely used since the 1920s -- is effective against epilepsy, the British researchers said ... These patients hadn't responded to treatment with at least two epileptic drugs, and hadn't previously been placed on the ketogenic diet ... Seventy-three of the children started the ketogenic diet immediately, while the other 72 started it after a three-month delay. (MEDLINEplus)
Newborns Hearts Damaged by Incubator Electromagnetic Fields May 4, 2008
According to a study carried out at Great Ormond Street Hospital in London, a special high-fat, low-carbohydrate diet (also known as ketogenic diet) appears to cut seizure frequency in children with. Latest videos. (eFluxMedia)
Chewing the fatHow a special diet has freed a young girl from epileptic fits May 3, 2008
A UK trial has for the first time shown a ketogenic diet can reduce fits in children with epilepsy, compared with standard treatment ... But after a few months the seizures came back and, having seen the difference in her when she was seizure-free, her parents decided to try the ketogenic diet. (BBC News -- UK)
High-Fat Hope For Epileptic Children May 3, 2008
The ketogenic diet has been successfully used to treat children with drug-resistant epilepsy since the 1920s but this was the first time it had been tested in a randomised trial ... Study authors Professor Helen Cross from the Institute of Child Health, and research dietician Dr Liz Neal wrote: "The ketogenic diet has not had the same kudos as medication, because it has been claimed there is no evidence base, and it is thought to be difficult to adhere to. "In fact, this trial shows it is as... (Sky News)
Many epilepsy treatments, but few people get them May 2, 2008
Ketogenic diet: A carefully controlled eating plan in which 80 percent of calories are derived from fat. Doctors don t know why, but the diet has been shown to reduce or eliminate seizures in some patients, particularly children. (Albany Democrat-Herald, OR)
Brain Study May Lead To Improved Epilepsy Treatments Apr 17, 2008
Strict adherence to a ketogenic diet high in fats and extremely low in carbohydrates is sometimes used to treat these. (Dec. (Science Daily)
The diet that can treat epilepsy Apr 15, 2008
Matthew was one of the few to be placed on a medical trial at GOSH studying the effects of the Ketogenic diet in the treatment of childhood epilepsy. It is similar to the Atkins diet, in that it is high fat, with some protein and very low carb. (Guardian Unlimited)
Diabetes Drug May Hold Potential As Treatment For Epilepsy, Using Same Mechanism As Ketogenic Diet Apr 12, 2008
Half of all drug-resistant people with epilepsy experience seizure control with this kind of severe ketogenic diet (although even a mild lapse can sometimes result in seizures) ... It's still early, says Dr. Roopra, but the researchers already are pleased with the increased understanding of the likely mechanism of the positive effect of the ketogenic diet on epileptic seizures and the focus on new drug targets for this often-devastating disease ... Strict adherence to a ketogenic diet high in... (Science Daily)
Diet helps keep children seizure-free Feb 2, 2008
Known as the ketogenic diet, it has been around since biblical times and has gone in and out of favor ... Now, Niko, who has been on the ketogenic diet for nearly two years, has been seizure-free since April 7, 2006 ... The ketogenic diet essentially puts children in a starvation mode. (Albany Democrat-Herald, OR)
Deafness And Seizures Result When Mysterious Protein Deleted In Mice Jan 29, 2008
28, 2008) Scientists have discovered that mice genetically engineered to lack a particular protein in the brain have profound deafness and seizures. The finding suggests a pathway, they say, for exploring the hereditary causes of deafness and epilepsy in humans. (Science Daily)
Modified Atkins Diet Can Cut Epileptic Seizures Jan 28, 2008
For almost a century, doctors have prescribed an eating plan called the ketogenic diet to treat children with epilepsy ... Why exactly the ketogenic diet works remains unknown, and it is notoriously difficult to follow, relying almost solely on fat and protein for calories ... The ketogenic diet is almost never prescribed to adults, who generally make their own food choices and often have difficulty complying with the diets strict guidelines. (Newsmax)
Most Effective Weight Loss Diet Revealed, According To New Study Jan 14, 2008
We showed that the volunteers on the ketogenic diet reduced their energy intake without increasing their hunger and this was a very important factor in their ability to stick to the diet ... So we will be looking in more detail at the complex way in which we respond to changes in our diet before we can say whether low-carbohydrate ketogenic diets are a suitable tool for everyone who wants to lose weight. (Science Daily)
How An Atkins-like Diet Can Treat Epilepsy: Leptin Attenuates Rodent Seizure Severity Dec 30, 2007
Strict use of a ketogenic diet high in fats and extremely low in carbohydrates is sometimes used for treatment of refractory epilepsy, and is effective about half of the time. However, the mechanisms whereby ketogenic diets suppress epileptic symptoms have long been a mystery ... As indicated by Tamas Horvath and Sabrina Diano in an accompanying commentary, these data suggest that leptin-triggered signaling may be a key to how a ketogenic diet combats epilepsy. (Science Daily)
Researchers Nix Low-carb Diet Dec 18, 2007
With these studies, their research uncovered that the ketogenic diet may increase bone loss because of an increase in acid in the body and not enough intake of alkalizing minerals, such as potassium, to neutralize this effect. In addition, a higher percentage of calcium was found in the urine of those on the KLC diet, leading the researchers to believe that the bones are leaching calcium. (Science Daily)
Can a High-Fat Diet Beat Cancer? Sep 18, 2007
Their trial puts patients on a so-called ketogenic diet, which eliminates almost all carbohydrates, including sugar, and provides energy only from high-quality plant oils, such as hempseed and linseed oil, and protein from soy and animal products ... The first human experiments with the ketogenic diet were conducted in two children with brain cancer by Case Western Reserve oncologist Linda Nebeling, now with the National Cancer Institute ... Still, none of the researchers currently studying... (Time.com)
Alzheimer's Drugs: A Milkshake Alternative Jun 13, 2007
That's also similar to the high-fat, low-protein ketogenic diet sometimes used for children with severe epilepsy. Manufacturer Accera is currently hunting funding for a Phase III study, and exploring different formulations for epilepsy and other brain disorders. (Newsmax)
Low-Carb Diet Finding: Study Identifies New Regulator Of Fat Metabolism Jun 7, 2007
For the past several years, Maratos-Flier's laboratory has been studying the physiologic states of animals consuming various types of diets -- including standard "animal chow" diets and diets moderately high in both fats and carbohydrates, as well as ketogenic diets ... In this latest paper, Maratos-Flier and colleagues studied mice that had been fed a ketogenic diet high in both saturated fat and unsaturated fat and practically devoid of carbohydrates ... And, using micoarray gene analysis,... (Science Daily)
Low-cal ketogenic diet slows brain cancer in mice Mar 30, 2007
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A calorically restricted ketogenic diet decreases the growth of malignant brain tumors in laboratory mice, according to an online report in the journal Nutrition & Metabolism. A ketogenic diet is a high-fat, low-carbohydrate diet that induces excess production of ketone bodies, which are incompletely burned fat molecules ... "In contrast to most conventional brain tumor therapies, which are largely ineffective, are excessively costly, and can diminish the length and... (Scientific American)
Ornish: New Atkins diet study flawed Mar 8, 2007
Yancy WS, Olsen MK, Guyton JR, Bakst RP, Westman EC. A low-carbohydrate, ketogenic diet versus a low-fat diet to treat obesity and hyperlipidemia. Ann Int Med 2004;140:769-777. (Food Consumer)
Epilepsy's debilitating toll and therapeutic conundrum Feb 22, 2007
Treatments include anti-convulsant medications, which can have profound effects on memory, behavior and cognitive ability; the ketogenic diet, a restrictive plan that has had remarkable success in controlling seizures; an implanted stimulator that sends regular pulses of electricity to the brain; and surgery to remove an affected area of the brain. In the last two decades, surgery has changed the landscape of epilepsy for many patients, including children. (International Herald Tribune -- Health)
Parents' quest aids daughter with rare disorder Jan 9, 2007
A year later, a TV documentary about a special diet that helped control a boy's seizures spurred the Ferrandos to put Celeste on the ketogenic diet: very high-fat, low-protein and low-carb ... The ketogenic diet, which the family had trouble adhering to, was stopped. (AZCentral -- Families)
For those with epilepsy, knowledge is best ally Dec 10, 2006
Editions of the North County Times Serving San Diego and Riverside Counties. Last modified Saturday, December 9, 2006 6:33 PM PST. (North County Times)
Commonplace Sugar Compound Silences Seizures Oct 17, 2006
Though ketogenic diets seem to work in many epilepsy patients in whom existing treatments have been unsuccessful, scientists have struggled to understand the exact cellular connection between no sugar and no seizures ... (November 15, 2005) -- New studies show that the ketogenic diet, a high-fat, calorie-restricted diet used to treat epileptic seizures in children, alters genes involved in energy metabolism in the brain, which in turn. (Science Daily)
Christine Kenneally on removing half the brain Jun 26, 2006
They could try a ketogenic diet which is ninety per cent fat and has been shown to stop convulsions in some children but Lacy would be restricted to a special liquid formula for two years. She also told them about hemispherectomies. (New Yorker)
Answered prayers Jun 25, 2006
au, the ketogenic diet is a high fat, low carbohydrate diet which simulates the biochemical changes of starvation ... Wenger said if a child that could swallow were on the ketogenic diet, their breakfast would consist of a one-half scrambled egg, two full sticks of butter, eight ounces of heavy whipped cream to drink and one-fourth a slice of cheese ... Since Prayer started the ketogenic diet in April, she has only had about four or five seizures a day, which in turn allows her to remember... (Waynesboro Record Herald, PA)
Septum Keeps Neurons In Synch, Can Reduce Epileptic Seizures By 90 Percent Jun 21, 2006
(November 15, 2005) -- New studies show that the ketogenic diet, a high-fat, calorie-restricted diet used to treat epileptic seizures in children, alters genes involved in energy metabolism in the brain, which in turn. . (Science Daily)
Timothy Murray, 10: Touched many lives May 16, 2006
He had been rushed to hospital so many times, his mother had worked up a handout giving complete details of her son's diagnosis, his medications, allergies, his ketogenic diet, that she gave out to ambulance attendants, hospital emergency personnel, and new doctors. "Timothy's case was so complex, the doctors referred to Marylou, " said Katie Cameron. (Toronto Star -- GTA)
Some try ultra-fat diet May 15, 2006
There's scant clinical evidence to address whether the plan, called the ketogenic diet, has wider therapeutic promise ... But, Veech says, "while VanItallie has shown that (the ketogenic diet) works, as a practical matter, one can't recommend it." ... In an older report, a ketogenic diet appeared to slow tumor growth in two children with inoperable brain cancer. (USA Today)
Study finds a high caloric diet may prevent the progression of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis Apr 18, 2006
About the Study Mount Sinai School of Medicine investigators used a mouse model to examine the affects of a ketogenic diet (KD) on the progression of ALS. ALS mice were fed a high caloric ketogenic diet (KD) and motor performance, longevity, and motor neuron counts were measured in treated and diseased mice. Because mitochondrial dysfunction plays a central role in neuronal cell death in ALS, the effect that the principal ketone body, D--3 hydroxybutyrate (DBH), has on mitochondrial ATP... (EurekAlert!)
UCLA Paper Examines How One Disease May Prevent Another Jan 7, 2006
The ketogenic diet is still used today for cases of epilepsy resistant to medication. During the 1944 winter of starvation when bread supplies to the children's hospital were interrupted at The Hague, young patients with celiac disease, a digestive disease that damages the small intestine and interferes with absorption of nutrients from food, thrived on their "non-bread" diet. (Science Daily)
