Ketogenic diet (generic)

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For the Ketogenic Diet Program for the treatment of Epilepsy, see Ketogenic diet.

A ketogenic diet is a carbohydrate-restricted diet that induces a state of ketosis.

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[edit] Description

A ketogenic diet includes foods high in protein and/or fat, and heavily restricts carbohydrate intake. As fats and/or protein become the body's primary source of metabolic energy, a state of ketosis occurs.

[edit] Medical applications and research

[edit] Epilepsy

Main article: Ketogenic diet

The Ketogenic Diet for Epilepsy is the most established ketogenic diet prescribed to treat a specific medical condition. It is a very high fat ketogenic diet prescribed primarily to pediatric Epilepsy patients.

[edit] Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis

Main article: Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

Suggesting that a calorically dense diet may slow ALS, a ketogenic diet in the ALS mouse model has been shown to slow the progress of disease.[1] Additional research is being conducted in adult humans.[2]

[edit] Autism

  • Autism - There is some evidence that a ketogenic diet may be used to treat autistic behavior as an additional or alternative therapy.[3]

[edit] Bipolar disorder

Main article: Treatment of bipolar disorder

[edit] Type 2 diabetes

  • The low-carbohydrate, ketogenic diet (LCKD) may be effective for improving glycemia and reducing medications in patients with type 2 diabetes.[6]

[edit] Cancer

[edit] References

  1. ^ Zhao Z, Lange DJ , Voustianiouk A, et al. A ketogenic diet as a potential novel therapeutic intervention in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. BMC Neuroscience 2006, 7:29. (PMID 16584562). Media report on Zhao et al.
  2. ^ Ketogenic diet to be tested in adults with ALS Medicalpost.com, May 2, 2006
  3. ^ Application of a ketogenic diet in children with autistic behavior: pilot study J Child Neurol. 2003 Feb;18(2):113-8, PMID: 12693778
  4. ^ Ketogenic diet in bipolar illness PMID: 12047499
  5. ^ The ketogenic diet may have mood-stabilizing properties PMID: 11918434
  6. ^ A low-carbohydrate, ketogenic diet to treat type 2 diabetes Nutrition & Metabolism, 1 December 2005
  7. ^ Can a High-Fat Diet Beat Cancer? Time magazine, Sep. 17, 2007
  8. ^ Calorie-restricted diet can fight against cancer? Published in the October 4, 2007 Edition of The Heights