The Ketogenic Diet A Treatment for Epilepsy

by Freeman, John; Freeman, Jennifer B.; Kelly, Millicent T.

• ISBN13: 9781888799392
• ISBN10: 1888799390
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1999-06-10
• Publisher: Demos Health

Summary

Johns Hopkins Univ., Baltimore, MD. Patient education reference on the use of the ketogenic diet to control epilepsy in children. Previous edition, c1996 , was titled The Epilepsy Diet Treatment: An Introduction to the Ketogenic Diet. For the practitioner treating children with epilepsy and their parents. Softcover

Table of Contents

Foreword
Preface
Dedication
Acknowledgments
SECTION I: OVERVIEW
Introduction to the Ketogenic Diet	3	(21)
Answers to Common Questions	24	(9)
An Historical Overview of the Ketogenic Diet	33	(20)
SECTION II: PROCESS
Initiating the Ketogenic Diet	53	(17)
Fine-Tuning the Diet: The Key to Success	70	(26)
Making It Work at Home and on the Road	96	(14)
Going Off the Diet	110	(9)
SECTION III: CALCULATIONS
Calculating the Ketogenic Diet	119	(24)
Liquid Formulas and Tube Feedings	143	(10)
SECTION IV: KETOGENIC COOKING
Sample Meal Plans	153	(30)
SECTION V: RECENT ADVANCES
Studies and New Data	183	(9)
Conclusion	192	(33)
SECTION VI: APPENDIXES
A. Medications	197	(8)
B. Johns Hopkins Hospital Nursing Critical Pathways	205	(6)
C. Selected References	211	(4)
D. Food Database	215	(10)
Index	225