One of the key benefits of a Ketogenic Diet is Ketosis — a fat burning metabolic state where most of the body's energy is supplied from ketone bodies in the blood, as opposed to a state of glycolysis where carbohydrate sugars provide most of the energy. (primalkind.com)
Another way of measuring ketone bodies in the blood is via a blood glucose and ketone meter. (myketokitchen.com)
Typically, epileptic children must consume very little carbohydrates and large amounts of fat to increase ketone bodies in the blood, however adding coconut oil will allow a bit more carbohydrates in their diet (10, 11). (healthdaddy.org)