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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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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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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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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obesity Ketogenic diet for at least a century used for weight loss‚ only sometimes Appearances in the usual diet. Complete starvation was studied often with rudimentary examination of the hill‚ subject fasted for 60 days the effects to investigate the Cahill combined (12). The impact of hunger did it initially attractive for the treatment of morbid should obesity and rapid weight loss / fat loss occur. Ketosis attributed other characteristics‚ such as Suppressing appetite and a feeling of well-being
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Breast Cancer and Diet It has been recognized by the American Cancer Society and National Cancer Association that there is an association between diet and cancer. It has been estimated that up to 35% of all cancers are related to diet. This statistic goes up to 50% for women. The relationship between diet and cancer has been established by large studies that look at dietary habits and cancer incidence among large groups of people. Because breast cancer is one of the most common cancers among
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Fad Diets: Enter The Zone The way we eat‚ or what experts recommend we should eat‚ can be as much a fad as the clothes we wear or the way we style our hair. More carbs or less carbs‚ the truth is Americans today have just been getting fatter. To keep up with the trends‚ more and more fad diets have come about in the last few years‚ making promises of successful weight loss. The Zone diet is no exception‚ "In the Zone you’ll enjoy optimal body function: Freedom from hunger‚ greater energy and
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