Ketogenic diet

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• Synonyms

  • Nutritonal ketosis
  • Dietary ketosis

• Causes

  • Weight loss program
  • Epilepsy treatment

• Effects

  • Ketosis
  • Growth retardation
  • Osteoporosis
  • Calcium oxalate stone

• Description

  • "Treats refractory epilepsy. High-fat
  • adequate-protein
  • low-carbohydrate diet. Reduces siezures by 50% in 50% of those who use the diet. Some evidence that ketogenic diet can be neuroprotective. May increase risk of: -stunted growth - bone fractures - kidney stones"