Ketogenic Diets: Treatments for Epilepsy and Other Disorders

Kossoff MD, Eric; Freeman MD, John M.; Turner RD CSP LDN, Zahava; Rubenstein MD, James E.

ISBN 10: 1936303108 / ISBN 13: 9781936303106

Edité par Demos Health, 2011

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Détails bibliographiques

• Titre: Ketogenic Diets: Treatments for Epilepsy and Other Disorders
• Éditeur: Demos Health
• Date de parution: 2011
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN à 10 chiffres: 1936303108
• ISBN à 13 chiffres: 9781936303106
• Reliure: Couverture souple
• Édition: 5ème Édition
• État de l'article: good

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Synopsis

Sometimes referred to as a "miracle diet," the ketogenic diet has helped doctors treat difficult-to-control epileptic seizures in thousands of children. Coauthored by four respected experts from Johns Hopkins, Ketogenic Diets continues to be the definitive guide for parents, physicians, and dieticians wanting to implement this strict diet. Anyone who is placed on the Ketogenic Diet will be told, essentially "prescribed" by their doctor to get this book.

This Fifth Edition has been extensively updated to reflect current advances in understanding how the diet works, how it should be used, and the future role of the diet as a treatment. Six new chapters address how to integrate the diet into all cultures, religions, and taste preferences new information on modified and less restrictive versions of the diet, and the Modified Atkins Diet for Epilepsy are included. The book also covers exciting new research that shows the diet may work for people with other neurological illnesses.

This best-seller also includes sample meal plans, a food database, how to calculate foods, and much more.

À propos de l?auteur

John Freeman, MD, developed the ketogenic diet while working at Johns Hopkins University.