HEALTHY DIETS AND SCIENCE: Epileptic patients benefit from up to a 90% reduction in seizures with a ketogenic diet

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Sunday, 25 April 2010

Epileptic patients benefit from up to a 90% reduction in seizures with a ketogenic diet

This post includes a summary of a paper published in Epilepsia 1999 Dec;40(12):1721-6 and a recipe for lamb skuets.

Seizures and Epilepsy in Childhood: A Guide (Johns Hopkins Press Health Book)

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Study title and authors:

The ketogenic diet for intractable epilepsy in adults: preliminary results.

Sirven J, Whedon B, Caplan D, Liporace J, Glosser D, O'Dwyer J, Sperling MR.

Jefferson Comprehensive Epilepsy Center, Department of Neurology, Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. Sirven.Joseph@mayo.edu

This paper can be accessed at: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10612335?dopt=Abstract

Epileptic patients benefited from up to a 90% reduction in seizures with a ketogenic diet.

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Recipe of the day

Lamb Skuets

Food Mall: Lamb

Ingredients:

450g/1lb lamb leg steaks, cut into 2.5cm/1inch cubes
1 red onion, peeled and cut into wedges
50g/2oz butter
1 sprig fresh rosemary

Method:
Cut the leg steaks into 2.5cm/1inch cubes and thread onto skewers with the onion. Melt the butter and add leaves from the rosemary, brush over the skewers and cook under a preheated grill or barbecue for 12-15 minutes, turning occasionally.