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Summary of the Symposium On Dietary Therapies For Epilepsy And Other Neurological Disorders, held April, 2008, sponsored by the Charlie Foundation. The article was written by Dr. Eric Kossoff and published on epilepsy.com.

Evidence a High-Fat Diet Works to Treat Epilepsy (N.Y. Times, 2008)

High-fat, low-carb diet shown to curb epileptic seizures (L.A. Times, 2008)
The diet mimics the effects of starvation and induces chemicals in the brain that appear to reduce seizures. In its first clinical trial, researchers find it helps children.

Fighting epilepsy with a fork (2008)

USA Today (1999)
Recognizing a 'miracle' The high-fat ketogenic diet can ease seizures in epileptic children.

CNN Interactive (1998)
Study shows high fat, low carb diet helps epileptic children

Special Meeting: Controversies in Epilepsy
The Ketogenic Diet
Taken from "Epilepsy Update" Issue #6 1996

People Magazine (1994)

Diet and Nutrition: The Ketogenic diet

Research Publications 1989-2007

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