Nutritional Status of Children with Epilepsy on Ketogenic Diet: A Preliminary Prospective Long-term Study Yeou-mei Christiana Liu1 (christiana.liu@sickkids.ca)‚ Elke Sengmueller2‚ and Rosalind Curtis1 1The Hospital for Sick Children‚ Toronto and Bloorview Macmillan Children’s Centre‚ Toronto and 2Ketogenic Diet Program‚ Bloorview Site‚ Bloorview Macmillan Children’s Centre‚ 25 Buchan Court‚ Willowdale‚ Ontario‚ Canada M2J 4S9 Background: The ketogenic diet is one of the most effective therapies for intractable
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SOUTH BEACH DIET Developed by a Cardiologist‚ Dr. Arthur Agatston‚ South Beach Diet teaches to rely on the right carbohydrates and the right fats (Agatston 3). Dr. Arthur Agatston is an associate professor at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine. He was also elected to serve on the board of directors of The American Dietetic Association Foundation. Dr. Agatston claimed to have created the diet for many of his clients that were suffering from obesity‚ metabolic syndrome‚ diabetes
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generally better health may be found by following the Paleo Diet. * How does the Paleo Diet work? Contrary to some contemporary published information on how to eat for your best heart health‚ the Paleo Diet is low in grains and carbohydrates and considerably higher in non-saturated fats. The caveat is that the fats are carefully chosen for their benefit to the body. This diet can improve your health greatly at the basic bio-chemical level. The diet is named for the Paleolithic era about two million years
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Low Carbohydrate Diets VS Low Fat Diets Concerning weight loss‚ there are countless varieties of diets‚ swearing to be the most effective‚ innovative‚ easiest‚ and fastest‚ leaving us confused; running down a path of failure to loosing the weight permanently. Unfortunately‚ loosing weight is a challenge‚ but the opportunity of success is much closer than you think. No matter what type of diet you are on‚ it is important to know that diets usually make you go on a program that is either low carbohydrate
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Fad Diets Are Fad Diets good for you or are they bad? Fad diets refer to a weight loss plan that is very common for a short period of time. With this diet it is said one will lose weight by methods other than calorie restrictions. Some fads diets for example the Grapefruit diet‚ the benefits of a particular food and base a person’s whole diet on that one food. Other fad diets restrict the consumption of one food group while emphasizing the consumption of other food group proteins. People that
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on the Paleo diet. There are some agreements and disagreements about this diet‚ even by experts. However‚ most scientists and nutritionists are in agreement on the foundations of this diet. The basic concepts are easy to understand and they are Eat Like A Cave Man If the people of the Paleolithic Era had a particular food in the diet‚ it is acceptable and included in the Paleo diet. If not that particular food is not permitted in the diet. This is the very basis of the Paleo diet. If the caveman
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cancer risk‚ obesity‚ stroke‚ heart disease‚ and diabetes. The Mexican diet is also high in sodium which can lead to even more health risks. These risks include high blood pressure‚ ventricular hypertrophy and heart failure‚ osteoporosis‚ kidney stones‚ dehydration‚ breathing difficulties‚ duodenal and gastric ulcers‚ electrolyte and hormonal imbalance. Although the diet has a lot of negative aspects‚ one great thing is that it is a diet that is very high in fiber. Since beans are one of the main foods
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like to stay on popular diet in hope for the better. The Military Diet- this diet promises a weight loss of up to 10 lbs without strenuous exercise or medications. But according to its creators‚ the purpose of this plan is for "emergency" situations‚ such as an upcoming wedding. This type of diet is purposely use for a quick and faster result. A friend of Sarah invited her to a party on monday‚ she will start the diet today in order to gain the weight that she wants. The diet follows three days of
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Diet pills versus diet and exercise Dieting among people today has become a worldwide phenomenon. With more than one billion Americans experiencing obesity‚ there is a high demand for people looking for a way to lose weight. Many people are looking for a fast‚ and easy way to lose weight. To achieve the weight loss at a faster rate‚ they are reaching for diet pills rather than changing their habits. People are so obsessed with losing weight that the sales of diet pills have reached over one billion
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Audrey Conn Special Diet Project 04/19/12 The Dash Diet 1. The diet I chose to follow is called the DASH diet. It stands for dietary approaches to stop hypertension (The Dash Diet Eating Plan‚ 2012). 2. The diet was created for people with hypertension. I followed the diet for three days. Normally I don’t think I would have had a problem following this diet because I tend to eat the same foods already but situational factors affected my outcome. The combination of work and finals
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