A ketogenic diet has also been proven to enhance blood sugar management in type 2 diabetic patients, at least temporarily. When it comes to the influence on cholesterol levels, there is even more debate. According to a few studies, some individuals’ cholesterol levels rise at first, then redu...
I’m in the camp of “any diet is probably better than no diet.” From the research perspective, it is pretty easy to see an effect of treatment when the treatment is compared to nothing. It’s a cynical perspective, the standard American diet and our food system is so poor that if ...
The Keto diet works to try and force your body into ketosis, so instead of using glucose from carbohydrates, you have ingested your body must break down stored fat. Oddly enough, ketosis is most commonly seen transpiring in diabetic patients who are not using it as a dietary exercise. When...
Introduction Euglycemic diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) is a challenging diagnosis since near normal blood sugar levels can be misleading. In the present case, we describe a patient with Type 1 Diabetes (T1D) on SGLT2 who underwent a strict low carb diet. Case Report A 70-year-old female with ...
One is that some foods considered keto-friendly -- avocados, for instance -- are high in calories. Eating too much of these foods will make it hard to lose weight. Some research suggests that your genetic makeup can affect how well your body responds to a keto diet. ...
About 1 in 20 children who have epilepsy and are on the keto diet get kidney stones. A supplement called potassium citrate can help prevent them. Talk to your doctor about the kidney stone risk if your child is on the keto diet.
Back in the 1920s, people used the keto diet to treat children with epilepsy. Over time, it has become popular as a weight-loss diet. There exist different variations of the keto diet. They differ in consuming food groups – carbohydrates, protein, and fat. ...
This short-term hack originated in clinical settings to help obese patients shed excess fat quickly. It was described in Dr. Atkins’ New Diet Revolution for the same purpose. The diet consists of 1000 calories or less of almost entirely fat, with a little protein. This can be useful for ...
with studies showing seizure-reduction rates as high as 85% after this treatment. It can be effective for patients of any age or seizure type. The reasons why a ketogenic diet works to help reduceseizuresare unclear, but it is believed to induce metabolic changes that lower the risk of seiz...
About 1 in 20 children who have epilepsy and are on the keto diet get kidney stones. A supplement called potassium citrate can help prevent them. Talk to your doctor about the kidney stone risk if your child is on the keto diet.