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Introduction/Summary.

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• A type of Ketogenic Diets for Epilepsy
• Introduce MCT
  • Digestive differences
• History
  • Introduced in the early 1970s by Huttenlocher to allow more carbohydrate
  • (Huttenlocher et al., 1971).
    • Medium-chain triglycerides as a therapy for intractable child epilepsy. Neurology
• Formation of MCT diet
  • 60% MCT, 10% Protein, 15-19% carbohydrate and 11-15% long chain fats.
• Digestive problems
• Concerns about saturated fat
• Digestive Adaptation and Phased introduction (5-10 days)
• Relative success for epilepsy

See Also

• The classifications and types of Low Carbohydrate Diet.
• An introduction to the Ketogenic Diet.
• My experiences with ultrarunning on the Ketogenic Diet
  • How the Ketogenic Diet can be used for the treatment and management of disease.
    • Using the Ketogenic Diets to mitigate and treat Epilepsy
    • How Ketogenic Diets might help with Cancer
    • A look at the possible mechanisms of action of the Ketogenic Diet
  • Health Risks of the Ketogenic Diet
    • Health Checks for the Ketogenic Diet
    • Supplements for the Ketogenic Diet
  • The time frame and changes that occur with Ketoadaptation
  • What are Ketones
    • How to measure Ketones
    • What ketone levels to aim for
  • The pros and cons of the Ketogenic Diet for athletes
    • The Science of Ketogenic Exercise
  • The Types of Ketogenic Diet
    • The "traditional" Ketogenic Diet based on the Ketogenic Ratio
      • The ways the Ketogenic Ratio can be calculated
        • The different definitions of Net Carbohydrates
    • Low Glycemic Index Treatment
    • MCT Diet
      • MCT
    • Modified Atkins Diet (M.A.D.)
• My Ketogenic Recipes
• Non-Ketogenic Low Carbohydrate Diets