The ketogenic diet

Adv Exp Med Biol. 2002:497:225-31. doi: 10.1007/978-1-4615-1335-3_20.

Abstract

One of the most significant trends in therapy has been the renewed popularity of the ketogenic diet. Dr. Vining discusses the history of the diet, its possible mechanisms of action and its clinical efficacy.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Child
  • Dietary Fats / therapeutic use
  • Epilepsy / diet therapy*
  • Fasting / physiology
  • Humans
  • Ketone Bodies / metabolism
  • Ketosis / metabolism

Substances

  • Dietary Fats
  • Ketone Bodies