The Ketogenic and Modified Atkins Diets: Treatments for Epilepsy and Other Disorders
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The Ketogenic and Modified Atkins Diets: Treatments for Epilepsy and Other Disorders
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Overview
Now in its sixth edition, The Ketogenic and Modified Atkins Diets is the established, authoritative book on these groundbreaking epilepsy treatments. Written for parents, patients, dieticians, and neurologists, this book is an invaluable resource for anyone considering or starting a ketogenic diet for epilepsy or another neurologic disorder. Written by doctors, dieticians, and a pediatric nurse practitioner from the Johns Hopkins Hospital’s Ketogenic Diet Center, along with several other experts in the field, this book’s patient-centered content contains answers to almost any question related to the ketogenic and modified Atkins diets, for children and adults. Chapters cover implementation, recipes, fine-tuning the diets, connecting with support groups, the latest research on the effectiveness of the diets, and much more.
The sixth edition has been thoroughly revised and updated to reflect current advances and applications. Two entirely new sections are devoted to the use of ketogenic diets for epilepsy in adults, and diets that can help alleviate the symptoms of other conditions such as cancer, dementia, autism, and migraines. Coverage of the modified Atkins diet is significantly expanded to reflect the growing popularity of this less restrictive diet.
Neatly organized into nine sections, this essential book will help you:
- Understand how the ketogenic and modified Atkins diets work
- Prepare for the lifestyle changes involved in following these diets
- Start, maintain, fine-tune, and eventually stop the diet
- Develop tasty and healthy ketogenic meals
- Connect with local and worldwide resources for epilepsy-related issues
- Understand the latest research about the diet for use in kids and adults
- Navigate the “non-keto” world (schools, family, friends) with confidence
“It will end up being the most well-read book you own and every keto home should have one. My copy went everywhere with me when Matthew was on the diet and I can’t recommend it highly enough.”
—Emma Williams, CEO/Founder, Matthew’s Friends Charity, Dietary Treatments for Epilepsy, GLOBAL; Director, Matthew’s Friends Clinics Ltd. for Ketogenic Dietary Therapies
“If we had had the information in this book fifteen months earlier, a vast majority of Charlie’s $100,000 of medical, surgical, and drug treatment would not have been necessary, a vast majority of Charlie’s seizures would not have occurred.”
—From the Foreword by Jim Abrahams, Director, The Charlie Foundation to Help Cure Pediatric Epilepsy
Product Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781617052675 |
|---|---|
| Publisher: | Springer Publishing Company |
| Publication date: | 03/21/2016 |
| Sold by: | Barnes & Noble |
| Format: | eBook |
| Pages: | 376 |
| File size: | 7 MB |
About the Author
Mackenzie C. Cervenka, MD, is an Assistant Professor of Neurology and Director of the Adult Epilepsy Diet Center at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Sarah Doerrer, CPNP, is a certified pediatric nurse practitioner in the Pediatric Epilepsy Center at Johns Hopkins University Medical Center.
Bobbie J. Barron, RD, LDN, is the Research Nutritionist for the Adult Epilepsy Diet Center at Johns Hopkins University Medical Center.
Eric H. Kossoff, MD, is an Assistant Professor of Neurology and Pediatrics and a member of The John M. Freeman Pediatric Epilepsy Center, as well as the Division of Pediatric Neurology at Johns Hopkins Hospital.
Zahava Turner, RD, CSP, LDN, is the Ketogenic Dietitian for the John Freeman Epilepsy Center at The Johns Hopkins University responsible for all nutritional aspects for patients following the ketogenic diet, including education, follow up and menu planning.
Table of Contents
CONTENTS
Foreword I – Elaine Freeman
Foreword II – Jim Abrahams
Preface
Acknowledgments
SECTION I: Overview of Diet Therapy
1. Epilepsy Today and the Place of the Ketogenic Diet
2. What Is the Ketogenic Diet?
3. How Does the Ketogenic Diet Work?
4. History of the Ketogenic Diet
5. Who Is a Candidate for the Ketogenic Diet?
6. Can the Diet Be Used Before Medications?
SECTION II: The Classic Ketogenic Diet
7. Initiating the Ketogenic Diet: How Best to Do It?
8. Calculating the Ketogenic Diet
9. All Those Crazy Supplements!
10. KetoDietCalculator
11. Fine-Tuning the Diet
12. Going Off the Diet
SECTION III: The Modified Atkins Diet (for Children)
13. When and Why Should I Use Alternative Diets?
14. The History of the Modified Atkins Diet for Epilepsy
15. How Do I Use the Modified Atkins Diet?
16. Ways to Fine-Tune the Modified Atkins Diet
SECTION IV: Adults and Ketogenic Diets
17. History of Using Ketogenic Diets in Adults
18. The Adult Epilepsy Diet Center at Johns Hopkins
19. Evidence for Effectiveness in Adults
20. How to Use the MAD in Adults With Epilepsy
21. Unique Issues That Adults Face With Ketogenic Diets
22. Tips, Tricks, and Making It Healthy!
SECTION V: Life on Ketogenic Diets
23. Parent Support Groups and the Internet
24. Side Effects of Ketogenic Diets and Handling Illnesses
25. Dealing With the “Nonketo” World
26. Tips for Travel
SECTION VI: Other Therapeutic Diets and Modifications
27. The MCT Ketogenic Diet
28. The Low Glycemic Index Treatment
29. Formula-Only Ketogenic Diets
30. The Diet for All Cultures, Religions, Food Preferences, and Allergies
SECTION VII: Ketogenic Cooking
31. Sample Meal Plans for the Ketogenic Diet
32. Modified Atkins Diet Meal Plans and Recipes
33. Using Diets Around the World
SECTION VIII: Diets for Conditions Other Than Epilepsy
34. Ketogenic Diets and Brain Tumors
35. Diet and Dementia
36. Autism and the Diet
37. Diet and Migraine: Fact and Fiction
SECTION IX: Appendices
A. Medications and Vitamins
B. Sample Letter of Medical Necessity for Ketogenic Diet Formulas
C. Sample Letter for Airplanes
D. Keto-Friendly Products and Foods
E. Wegmans’ List of Foods
F. Atkins Carbohydrate Gram Counter
G. Physicians Providing the Ketogenic Diet Worldwide
H. Routine Ketogenic Diet Lab Studies
I. Selected References
Index