A prospective study: Growth and nutritional status of children treated with the ketogenic diet

Journal of the American Dietetic Association

Volumn 103, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 707-712

  Liu, Yeou Mei Christiana ^a,b,c   Williams, Shelley ^c,e   Basualdo Hammond, Carlota ^d,e   Stephens, Derek ^a   Curtis, Rosalind ^a,b  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

^b HOLLAND BLOORVIEW KIDS REHABILITATION HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^c LAKERIDGE HEALTH CORPORATION   (Canada)

^d Capital Health Edmonton   (Canada)

^e Bloorview MacMillian Children's Ctr   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MEDIUM CHAIN TRIACYLGLYCEROL; KETONE BODY; MINERAL; TRIACYLGLYCEROL; VITAMIN;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; CHILD GROWTH; CHILD NUTRITION; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DIETARY INTAKE; FEMALE; FOOD COMPOSITION; HUMAN; INTRACTABLE EPILEPSY; KETOGENIC DIET; MALE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION; CALORIC INTAKE; CANADA; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; DIET THERAPY; EPILEPSY; FAT INTAKE; METABOLISM; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENT; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIETARY FATS; ENERGY INTAKE; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HUMANS; KETONE BODIES; MALE; MINERALS; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENTS; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; ONTARIO; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TRIGLYCERIDES; VITAMINS;

EID: 0037734045     PISSN: 00028223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/jada.2003.50136     Document Type: Article

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