Ketogenic diets : treatments for epilepsy and other disorders

SECTION 1: Overview of the Traditional Ketogenic Diet 1. Epilepsy Today and the Place of the Ketogenic Diet in the World 2. What is the Ketogenic Diet? 3. History of the Ketogenic Diet 4. How Does the Ketogenic Diet Work? 5. Is my Child a Candidate for the Ketogenic Diet? 6. The diet for all Cultures, Religions, and Food Preferences SECTION 2: The ABCs of the Ketogenic Diet 7. Initiating the Ketogenic Diet: To Fast or To Admit? 8. Calculating the Ketogenic Diet 9. KetoCalculator 10. All Those Crazy Supplements! SECTION 3: Life on the Ketogenic Diet 11. The Expert Consensus Statement and You 12. Fine-tuning the Ketogenic Diet? 13. Parent Support Groups and the Internet 14. Side Effects of the Ketogenic Diet 15. Making it Work at Home and On the Road 16. Going Off the Ketogenic Diet SECTION 4: Modified Ketogenic Diets 17. When and Why Should I Use These Alternative Diets? 18. The Modified Atkins Diet: History and Future Directions 19. How do I Use the Modified Atkins Diet? 20. The MCT Diet 21. The LGIT (Low-Glycemic Index Treatment) SECTION 5: Ketogenic Cooking 22. Sample Meal Plans for the Ketogenic Diet 23. Modified Atkins Diet Meal Plans and Recipes SECTION 6: The Future of Diets and the Brain 24. Can the diet be Used Before Medications? 25. Adults and Diets 26. Diets and other Neurologic Conditions SECTION 7: Appendices A. Medications B. Johns Hopkins Order Entry for Ketogenic Diet Admission C. Sample letter of Medical Necessity D. Food Database E. Atkins Carbohydrate Gram Counter F. Selected References G. International Centers