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12/17/07
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Ketogenic Diet OK at Home for Epileptic Kids
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A ketogenic diet that burns fat rather than sugar for energy may be safe to start outside a hospital setting for children with difficult-to-treat epilepsy, according to a new study. Researchers say the ketogenic diet has been used in the treatment of epilepsy for more than 80 years, but it wasn't clear whether starting the diet as a part of an outpatient treatment program was safe or practical for children with the disease.
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