Epilepsy the Ketogenic diet and the Atkins diet!

Seems some doctors are telling older patients with epilepsy the ketogenic diet and the Atkins version is for children only! While studies prove these diets are restrictive and hard to stay on they do work well for adults , but better in children! Science has known these diets have worked for some time, it seems those who control the medical establishment and the pharmaceutical industries have an agenda to minimalize the effectiveness of alternatives as compared to high priced and profitable drugs!



The current study evaluated the efficacy of the Atkins diet for treatment of epilepsy in people whose seizures were not controlled with medications. Six people, ranging in age from 7 to 52 years, participated in the study. Ketones in the urine were measured as an indicator of response to the diet and expected seizure control. Two children, ages seven and ten years old, had no seizures while on the Atkins diet for five and four months, respectively. Another (18 years old) had a significant (90%) reduction in seizure activity while on the diet for 20 months. These three participants all remain on the diet. One other participant (12 years old) had a 20% reduction in seizure activity, but was unable to remain on the diet longer than 45 days because it was too restrictive. The diet was ineffective for two participants, 42 and 52 years of age, who remained on the diet for three and eight months, respectively. As is the case with the ketogenic diet, the Atkins diet appears to be more beneficial for younger patients.

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