The ketogenic diet: what is it all about?
The ketogenic diet is gaining in popularity – and has attracted some controversey – so we asked Eimear Forbes, senior dietitian in ketogenic diet therapies in Temple Street Children’s University Hospital, for her expert opinion on the diet we’ve been hearing so much about.
The keto diet and medical conditions – tell us more.
The ketogenic diet is a proven medical therapy for epilepsy in existence since the 1920s, and is a treatment option for use in children with uncontrolled epilepsy. There are many randomised control trials that demonstrate the effectiveness of the ketogenic diet in decreasing seizures in patients with epilepsy.