Background: The ketogenic diet (KD) has been used in treatment-resistant epilepsy since the 1920s. It has been researched in a variety of neurological conditions in both animal models and human trials. The aim of this review is to clarify the potential role of KD in psychiatry. (more…)
NEUROLOGICAL/EPILEPSY
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What is the Ketogenic Diet?
The ketogenic diet has been in existence for 90 years
Neurology and Neurosurgery
The Ketogenic Diet Center
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High-Fat Ketogenic Diet Misunderstood, Underused
Carson’s Story
In February of 2007, we took our 5-month old daughter, Carson, to Johns Hopkins Hospital because she was having what appeared to be seizures. (more…)
The Johns Hopkins Ketogenic Diet Fact Sheet
This fact sheet contains answers to some of the most commonly asked questions about the diet. Further information about the ketogenic diet may be obtained from a video and a book about the diet. (more…)
Ketogenic diet may be effective in treating schizophrenia
Research by James Cook University scientists has found a diet favoured by body-builders may be effective in treating schizophrenia. (more…)