ketogenic diet
ketogenic diet · ketogenic diets
A very high-fat, adequate-protein, low-carbohydrate dietary therapy used mainly to…A very high-fat, adequate-protein, low-carbohydrate dietary therapy used mainly to treat hard-to-control (refractory) epilepsy in children.
» The ketogenic diet appears to be a very effective treatment for epilepsy.
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2 sensesA very high-fat, adequate-protein, low-carbohydrate dietary therapy used mainly to treat hard-to-control (refractory) epilepsy in children.
(broadly)Any diet plan that involves low carbohydrate consumption, especially fad diets advertised mainly for weight loss in adults.
Examples
1 sentencesThe ketogenic diet appears to be a very effective treatment for epilepsy.
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