Practice Paper of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics: Classic and Modified Ketogenic Diets for Treatment of Epilepsy

Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics

Volumn 117, Issue 8, 2017, Pages 1279-1292

  Roehl, Kelly ^a   Sewak, Sarika L ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBOHYDRATE DIET; FAT INTAKE; PROTEIN INTAKE;

ADMINISTRATION AND DOSAGE; CARBOHYDRATE DIET; DIET THERAPY; DIETETICS; DIETITIAN; ENERGY METABOLISM; EPILEPSY; FAT INTAKE; GLYCEMIC INDEX; HUMAN; INFANT; KETOGENIC DIET; LOW CARBOHYDRATE DIET; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; ORGANIZATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROTEIN INTAKE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACADEMIES AND INSTITUTES; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIET, CARBOHYDRATE-RESTRICTED; DIETARY CARBOHYDRATES; DIETARY FATS; DIETARY PROTEINS; DIETETICS; ENERGY METABOLISM; EPILEPSY; GLYCEMIC INDEX; HUMANS; INFANT; KETOGENIC DIET; NUTRITION ASSESSMENT; NUTRITIONISTS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 85024376457     PISSN: 22122672     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jand.2017.06.006     Document Type: Article

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