Contents

Foreword

Preface

Acknowledgments

SECTION I: Overview of the Traditional Ketogenic Diet

1.   Epilepsy Today and the Place of the Ketogenic Diet in the World

2.   What Is the Ketogenic Diet?

3.   History of the Ketogenic Diet

4.   How Does the Ketogenic Diet Work?

5.   Is My Child a Candidate for the Ketogenic Diet?

6.   The Diet for All Cultures, Religions, Food Preferences, and Allergies

SECTION II: The ABCs of the Ketogenic Diet

7.   Initiating the Ketogenic Diet: To Fast or Admit?

8.   Calculating the Ketogenic Diet

9.   KetoCalculator

10.   All Those Crazy Supplements!

SECTION III: Life on the Ketogenic Diet

11.   The Expert Consensus and You

12.   Fine-Tuning the Diet

13.   Parent Support Groups and the Internet

14.   Side Effects of the Ketogenic Diet

15.   Making it Work at Home and on the Road

16.   Going Off the Diet

SECTION IV: Modified Ketogenic Diets

17.   When and Why Should I Use Alternative Diets?

18.   The History of the Modified Atkins Diet for Epilepsy (and Future Directions)

19.   How Do I Use the Modified Atkins Diet?

20.   The MCT Ketogenic Diet

21.   The LGIT (Low Glycemic Index Treatment)

SECTION V: Ketogenic Cooking

22.   Sample Meal Plans for the Ketogenic Diet

23.   Modified Atkins Diet Recipes

SECTION VI: The Future of Diets and the Brain

24.   Can the Diet Be Used Before Medications?

25.   Adults and Diets

26.   Diets and Other Neurologic Conditions

SECTION VII: Appendices

A. Medications and Keto-Friendly Products

B. Sample Letter of Medical Necessity for Ketogenic Diet Formulas

C. Atkins Carbohydrate Gram Counter

D. Physicians Providing the Ketogenic Diet Worldwide as of November 2010

E. Modified Atkins Diet Sample Meals

F. Routine Ketogenic Diet Lab Studies for Children on the Diet

G. Selected References

Index