Normally
carbohydrates in food are converted into glucose, which is then transported
around the body and is important in fueling brain function. This article is
about a dietary therapy for epilepsy. For information on keto
frame as a lifestyle choice or for weight loss, see Low-carbohydrate diet.
Around half of children and young people with epilepsy who have tried some form
of this diet saw the number of seizures drop by at least half, and the effect
persists after discontinuing the diet. But if little carbohydrate remains in
the diet, the liver converts fat into fatty acids and ketone bodies, the latter
passing into the brain and replacing glucose as an energy source. It is given plenty
of visibility in using it. Side effects may include constipation, high
cholesterol, growth slowing, acidosis, and kidney stones.. An elevated level of
ketone bodies in the blood (a state called ketosis) eventually lowers the
frequency of epileptic seizures.
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