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The beginnings of such a power as the treatment medical alternative, was implemented in the 1920s, whose purpose was to the generate the formation of bodies ketone which is the same or similar when we fast. This situation is achieved by the insufficient supply of food where the amount of energy of the diet is less than that required, or consume foods with a high content of glucose, proteins or fats. This type of diet, should be under medical supervision, are prescribed in the epilepsy drug treatment or in subjects with morbid obesity who undergo bariatric surgery. A case particular diet ketogenic is the popular Atkins diet.
To use fat as a source of energy, ketosis offers a high-quality weight loss.
As mention it in the title of this overview this type of food is very important in particular people that some people suffer from epilepsy, as additional information might say that you it's a fad, at which many famous adopted it to lose weight. This diet is one of the more made by celebrities by the drop in weight secured soon eating "cosas ricas" and not based on fruits and vegetables. " Kim Kardashian lost 25 pounds using this type of food, Megan Fox, Adriana Lima and Gwyneth Paltrow among others also proved this regime. But the real function is that you used as medical treatment for epilepsy.
What is the ketogenic diet?
The diet ketogenic, which began in 1920 with a sole aim was to treat epileptic children who did not properly respond to the medication. Today on day according to a study by the National Center for biotechnology information, this diet, in addition to treating people with epilepsy, helps the neurological diseases associated with poor metabolism of glucose in the brain. This is used when traditional medicines do not help to control seizures. Although mostly used in children, we are beginning to use it more and more in adults, especially in those who do not respond well to medications. This type of feeding is not easy, but can be carried forward and there are many methods to make it tolerable.
It's a diet high in fat and low in carbohydrates, the guys are those that best remain in the diet longer and runs approximately on half of the minors who have adopted it. Well, 50% of the guys that followed it, have an improvement of at least 50% of the seizures. And about 1 in every 10 is free of the crisis. We know that it works better in certain types of epilepsy, so it is important to talk to your neurologist to find out what type of epilepsy have, because that helps doctors decide if trying to diet or not. There are many formulas ketogenic, which can prepare and give the diet a pleasant taste to the palate of the child in the market.
Below I present a based on a diet meal plan Keto for a week.
The carbohydrates of good quality that can be consumed for this type of diet are whole-grain breads, pasta, brown rice, quinoa and vegetables that provide glucose to the body. Proteins, variety of meat and eggs, have the main function the regeneration of muscle tissue. Good quality fats such as nuts, avocados, and olive oil provide omega-6, vitamin E and antioxidant.
Epilepsy is a disease that does not respect sex, age or social class. There is a non-pharmacological option that has shown very significant benefits to reduce the intensity and amount of seizures and improve cognitive functions, State of alert, IQ, attention, social functions and quality of sleep of the patient. It is known as ketogenic diet and consists of strict dietary changes, with an increase in fat intake and a reduction in the amount of carbohydrates.
I hope you liked this summary that lets us know more about the power that we have when we are suffering from the disease as epilepsy, and reduce the amount of seizures in children and adults.
