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<blockquote data-quote="kittypoker" data-source="post: 1736118" data-attributes="member: 356854"><p><a href="https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/epi.12069" target="_blank">https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/epi.12069</a> </p><p><span style="font-size: 18px"><strong>Use of the modified Atkins diet for treatment of refractory childhood epilepsy: A randomized controlled trial</strong></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 18px"></span></p><p>I haven't read every word of this study or, to be honest, most words because it's long and beyond my non-scientific intellectual capabilities. But my takeaway was: <strong>In this randomized‐controlled trial, the modified Atkins diet was found to be significantly more effective in controlling seizures in children with refractory epilepsy, as compared to the continuation of anticonvulsant drugs alone. </strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p>I have no children so can't comment on the social ramifications of restricting carbs, but surely it's better for the child to have a restricted diet than be on drugs for who knows how long. Perhaps a mixture (allowing extra carbs for birthday parties, etc.with anticonvulsives available) could work? Obviously not if the anticonvulsives have a cumulative effect, just wondering.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="kittypoker, post: 1736118, member: 356854"] [URL]https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/epi.12069[/URL] [SIZE=5][B]Use of the modified Atkins diet for treatment of refractory childhood epilepsy: A randomized controlled trial[/B] [B][/B][/SIZE] I haven't read every word of this study or, to be honest, most words because it's long and beyond my non-scientific intellectual capabilities. But my takeaway was: [B]In this randomized‐controlled trial, the modified Atkins diet was found to be significantly more effective in controlling seizures in children with refractory epilepsy, as compared to the continuation of anticonvulsant drugs alone. [/B] I have no children so can't comment on the social ramifications of restricting carbs, but surely it's better for the child to have a restricted diet than be on drugs for who knows how long. Perhaps a mixture (allowing extra carbs for birthday parties, etc.with anticonvulsives available) could work? Obviously not if the anticonvulsives have a cumulative effect, just wondering. [/QUOTE]
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