Science
Study Title
Low-glycemic-index treatment: A liberalized ketogenic diet for treatment of intractable epilepsy
Publication
Neurology
Author(s)
Heidi H. Pfeifer, RD, LDN; and Elizabeth A. Thiele, MD, PhD
Abstract
The ketogenic diet is often effective for intractable epilepsy, but many patients have trouble complying with the strict regimen. The authors tested an alternative diet regimen, a low-glycemic-index treatment, with more liberal total carbohydrate intake but restricted to foods that produce relatively little increase in blood glucose (glycemic index
Date
December 2, 2005
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