A major point which was repeated was that one
ketogenic dietary approach may work for one person but might not work for the next.
Not exact matches
Given the adherence problems that have been noted with the classical
ketogenic diet in adults, the majority of people opting for this
dietary approach generally may follow one of the other three
ketogenic approaches.
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.
Most of the speakers there follow the Low Carb, High Fat or
Ketogenic approach, but I tend to use incorporate intermittent fasting quite extensively in my Intensive
Dietary Management (IDM) program.
She tried out a variety of
dietary approaches to controlling diabetes, and eventually adopted a
ketogenic diet in which she restricted her intake of carbohydrates to less than 30 grams per day, and increased her intake of low - carbohydrate foods like chicken, eggs, fish, and dairy products.
Based on the preclinical data, I continue to see the
ketogenic diet, or periodic ketosis, as a potential cancer preventative
dietary approach.
From a
dietary standpoint, my pathological need to «fix» took me down a lot of weird paths: from a
ketogenic diet, to the Specific Carbohydrate Diet, to the GAPS diet, to the Weston Price «traditional diet»
approach, to the candida diet, to paleo, and so forth.
If we equate de facto
ketogenic diets with high - protein diets (which is not always correct) then the risks proposed by critics of this type of
dietary approach are essentially those of possible kidney damage due to high levels of nitrogen excretion during protein metabolism, which can cause an increase in glomerular pressure and hyperfiltration.12 There is not wide agreement between studies; however, some infer the possibility of renal damage from animal studies, 99, 100 whereas others, looking at both animal models, meta - analyses and human studies, propose that even high levels of protein in the diet do not damage renal function.101, 102 In subjects with intact renal function, higher
dietary protein levels caused some functional and morphological adaptations without negative effects.103 There may actually be renal - related effects, but on blood pressure rather than morphological damage.