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This next news article is rather fascinating:

Modified Atkins diet can cut epileptic seizures in adults

A modified version of a popular high-protein, low-carbohydrate diet can significantly cut the number of seizures in adults with epilepsy, a study led by Johns Hopkins researchers suggests. The Atkins-like diet, which has shown promise for seizure control in children, may offer a new lifeline for patients when drugs and other treatments fail or cause complications.

For almost a century, doctors have prescribed an eating plan called the ketogenic diet to treat children with epilepsy. This diet often consists of a short period of fasting, strictly limits fluids and drastically restricts carbohydrates. It appears to limit or even eliminate seizures, possibly by generating the build-up of ketones, compounds the body produces when it derives calories mostly from fat. Some of the largest studies to scientifically test this diet’s efficacy took place at Johns Hopkins in the mid-1990s, led by pediatric neurologists John Freeman, M.D., and Eileen Vining, M.D…..MORE…..

Very fascinating - anything that can help reduce or even eradicate seizures in adults is truly worthy of future exploration. Here are some more resources we’ve found for you:

• Atkins for Seizures
• Atkins diet ‘may help epilepsy’
• Epilepsy.com - Modified Atkins Diet
• Neurology Reviews.com - Atkins Diet for Epilepsy?
• EpilepsyFoundation.org Forums - Anyone doing Mod Atkins or Keto?
• Coping with Epilepsy Forums

We hope you find this information to be useful!

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