MODIFIED KETOGENIC DIET BASED ON THE FATTY ACID COMPOSITION OF HUMAN MILK

Ketogenic diet (KD),  a proven treatment for epilepsy, is of interest in mitochondrial and peroxisomal (cellular energy) research. Fat provides up to 90% of calories in KD, yet there is no scientific consensus as to how fatty acids (the constituents of fat) might be exploited to improve efficacy. The composition of fatty acids in cow’s milk closely […]

Case History

Poster presented at the 2nd International Symposium on Dietary Therapies for Epilepsy and other Neurological Disorders, Edinburgh, Oct 2010 View pdf:  EdinburghposterFinal Refractory epilepsy controlled by an acidosis sparing, euketonemic ketogenic (ASEK) diet: a case history. A.W.C. Yuen¹, I.A. Walcutt².   Introduction Classical ketogenic diet, the modified Atkins diet and other variants generally produce hyperketonemia (2 – 6 mM/L of […]