Sentences with phrase «classic ketogenic diet»

The use of MCTs allows children suffering from seizures to eat larger portions and tolerate more calories and carbs than on classic ketogenic diets (37).
Reynolds said the modified high - fat, low - carbohydrate diet also has another distinct advantage: Cancer patients could potentially find it more palatable because they can eat more carbohydrates and protein than they could on a classic ketogenic diet.
In fact, several studies have found that a high - MCT diet containing 20 % of calories from carbs produces effects similar to the classic ketogenic diet, which provides fewer than 5 % of calories from carbs (14, 15, 16).
The classic ketogenic diet used for epilepsy is even higher in fat, with typically 85 — 90 % of calories from fat (24).
The classic ketogenic diet used in epilepsy patients is restricted in both carbs and protein to maximize ketone levels.
MCTs have been used to induce ketosis in epileptic children without restricting carbs as drastically as the classic ketogenic diet.
The classic ketogenic diet is usually using a 4:1 ratio by weight of fat to combined protein and carbohydrate.
One study in children found that the MCT diet was comparable in effectiveness to the classic ketogenic diet in controlling seizures (23).
But research has shown that by adding MCT oil into the children's diets, ketosis can be induced without restricting carbs as drastically as with the classic ketogenic diet.
As such, this diet consisted of lower fat levels and higher protein levels than is seen in a classic ketogenic diet.
Also important is that newer research done by Eric Kossoff has shown that the MAD diet is tolerated better and has as good outcomes as the classic Ketogenic diet (CKD) and should be the choice for anyone over the age of 2 if they are going to give a dietary approach a go.
«Research shows that seizures typically improve in about 50 percent of epilepsy patients who follow the classic ketogenic diet.
The Classic Ketogenic diet consists of about 90 % of calories coming from fat.
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