Dietary Therapies

Dietary therapy is an approach to help control seizures, usually in conjunction with seizure medications. Diets that help with seizures include:

• The classic ketogenic diet, a special high-fat, low-carbohydrate diet, is prescribed and monitored by a physician and nutritionist and can help control seizures in some people. It can help both children and adults with refractory seizures.
• Additionally, the modified Atkins Diet, which has some similar components to the traditional ketogenic diet, can be effective.
• Low glycemic index treatment that focuses on carbohydrates with low glycemic indexes.
• The medium chain triglyceride diet uses oils for more palatable options.

A specialist in keto and other diets will help monitor progress and provide critical information.