Modified Atkins Diet

Introduction/Summary.

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• The MAD started by accident, when a child was put onto the Adkins diet prior to starting the traditional ketogenic diet and their seizures stopped.
• The MAD is similar to the induction phase of the Adkins diet, with children allowed 10 grams/day of carbohydrate rather than the 20 grams/day allowed for adults.
• The ketogenic ratio of the MAD is typically between 1.5:1 and 2:1
• The MAD does not start with a hospital stay or a fast.
• Adding a ketocal shake to the MAD raises the ketogenic ratio to 1.8:1, which raises the success rate from 50% to 80%.
• Going from the MAD to the Ketogenic Ratio Diet resulted in 37% having at least a 10% improvement in seizures, but only a few became seizure free and no child that had no improvement on MAD had an improvement on the traditional ketogenic diet.

1 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