Research data show that ketogenic diet can stop seizures in 14% children with epilepsy and reduce the seizure intensity of about 50% children with epilepsy. This diet therapy is specially designed for children over 1 year old, and at least two antiepileptic drugs are ineffective.
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Short-term implementation of ketogenic diet can effectively reduce weight, which is better than the traditional low-fat diet, and some risk indicators related to cardiovascular diseases can also be improved. However, this does not mean that ketogenic diet is a safe and long-term diet mode. On the contrary, it is an adventurous eating pattern.
First, fat metabolism will produce ketone bodies, and excessive accumulation of ketone bodies in the blood will cause ketoacidosis, such as nausea and vomiting, breathing with rotten apples, dehydration, shock, headache, dizziness, drowsiness, and even coma and brain hypoxia. People who take ketogenic diet for a short time will have symptoms such as weakness, hair loss, insomnia, irritability and so on. Taking ketogenic diet for a long time will also increase the risk of diseases such as liver cirrhosis, kidney calculi, gout and osteoporosis.
Second, rejecting carbohydrate food will inevitably bring the risk of dietary imbalance and micronutrient deficiency. If it is maintained for a long time and not corrected in time, serious health problems will occur.
Third, fat occupies such a high proportion, which will inevitably bring the risk of excessive intake of saturated fatty acids. Dietary Guidelines for China Residents suggest that saturated fatty acids should be controlled below 7% of total dietary calories, otherwise the risk of cardiovascular diseases will increase.
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