Keetogenic Diets In The 1940's
Dr. Russell Wilder, a physician from the infamous Mayo Clinic, designed the keto- genic diet in 1928 with the primary intention of creating a food based cure for epilepsy. It was highly successful, but unfortunately the diet itself was discarded with the inception of anti-seizure drugs in the 1940’s. However, studies show that ketogenic diets are an effective way to combat seizures when medication is no longer an option.
The idea of these types of diets are simply to restrict carbohydrate intake, and to control the glucose concentration in the blood. A normal body uses mostly car- bohydrates to provide the energy needs; carbohydrates are converted to glucose that is then oxidized in the body’s cells to provide energy for it to function.
The idea of these types of diets are simply to restrict carbohydrate intake, and to control the glucose concentration in the blood. A normal body uses mostly car- bohydrates to provide the energy needs; carbohydrates are converted to glucose that is then oxidized in the body’s cells to provide energy for it to function.