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Ketogenic Diets: Treatments for Epilepsy and Other Disorders
Ketogenic Diets Treatments for Epilepsy and Other Disorders Author:Eric Kossof, John Freeman, Zahava Turner, James Rubenstein Sometimes called the “miracle diet,? the ketogenic diet has helped doctors treat difficult-to-control epileptic seizures in thousands of children. Coauthored by four respected Johns Hopkins clinicians, The Ketogenic Diet continues to be the definitive guide for parents, physicians, and dieticians wanting to implement this strict diet. An... more »yone who is placed on the Ketogenic Diet will be “prescribed? by their doctor to buy this book.
This Fifth Edition has been extensively updated to reflect current advances in understanding how the diet works, how it should be used, and the future role of the diet as a treatment. Six new chapters address how to integrate the diet into all cultures, religions, and taste preferences; new information on modified and less restrictive versions of the diet that have been developed since the last edition; and new information showing the benefits of the diet for certain patients with other neurologic conditions.
The best-seller also includes sample meal plans, a food database, a section on how the Atkins and modified ketogenic diet can be used as alternative diets to control epilepsy, and much more.« less