Carbohydrate reduction for metabolic disease is distinct from the ketogenic diet for epilepsy

oleh: Matthew Calkins, Laura Buchanan, Tro Kalayjian, David Dikeman, Mark Cucuzzella, Eric Westman

Format: Article
Diterbitkan: AOSIS 2024-04-01

Deskripsi

Recent reviews of using therapeutic carbohydrate reduction to treat metabolic disease in paediatric patients have consistently made errors in the form of bias against recommending this nutrient-dense eating pattern despite strong evidence for its use in adults and emerging evidence in paediatric patients. The purpose of this perspective is to review these errors, which include conflating 4:1 ketogenic diets with well-formulated ketogenic diets and the needless medicalisation of using therapeutic carbohydrate reduction in paediatric populations.