Ramadan and the ketogenic diet
Ramadan is the Islamic holiday that involves many Muslims fasting for a whole month. Kasam tells Claudia Christie about his experience of Ramadan – made particularly tricky by his treatment on the ketogenic diet
Stories about ketogenic diet
‘Ketogenic’ pill to treat drug-resistant epilepsy
New studies in Japan have identified a drug that may help people with epilepsy whose seizures don't respond to medication. The drug changes the energy supply to the brain – effectively mimicking the ketogenic diet
Seize Control of your epilepsy
Dr Greg Rogers (epilepsy clinical champion at the Royal College of GPs) and Nicole Crosby-McKenna explain Epilepsy Action’s new campaign – designed to bring people with epilepsy and their health professionals together to improve treatment
Ketogenic diet: treatment for Lennox-Gastaut
A new study from Argentina has explored the use of the ketogenic diet in treating Lennox-Gastaut syndrome (LGS). The findings are impressive – showing that the diet is an effective treatment option
Modified Atkins effective in JME
A new study brings fresh evidence that the modified Atkins diet can be an effective treatment for people with juvenile myoclonic epilepsy (JME).
Ketogenic diet: can fatty acids offer an alternative?
Fatty acids from a specific diet have been identified as having anti-epileptic effects. The research was conducted by scientists from Royal Holloway, University of London. There, scientists tested the effects of a range of fatty acids found in foods on the ketogenic diet, compared with an established epilepsy treatment.
Epilepsy on BBC Radio 4’s Woman’s Hour today
Advances in treatment for children with epilepsy were discussed on BBC Radio 4’s Woman’s Hour programme this morning. New research on the ketogenic diet is being presented this week at the European Congress on Epileptology in Berlin. Lead researcher Professor Helen Cross, from Great Ormond Street Hospital and the National Centre for Young People with Epilepsy, spoke to the programme.
