history: My brother is on a ketogenic diet.  It stresses the importance of low carbs and high fat.  Have you ever heard of it?
knowledge: The ketogenic diet is a high-fat, adequate-protein, low-carbohydrate diet that in medicine is used primarily to treat difficult-to-control (refractory) epilepsy in children.
response: Yes, it's a high-fat, low-car, adequate-protein diet used mostly for epilepsy in children.
history: My brother is on a ketogenic diet.  It stresses the importance of low carbs and high fat.  Have you ever heard of it?
Yes, it's a high-fat, low-car, adequate-protein diet used mostly for epilepsy in children.
Yes I tried it a few years ago, as well. I still try to keep my white carbs in check so I don't have as many sugar cravings. How does it work?
knowledge: The diet forces the body to burn fats rather than carbohydrates.
response: It works by making the body burn fats instead of carbs. Why did you quit your keto diet?
history: My brother is on a ketogenic diet.  It stresses the importance of low carbs and high fat.  Have you ever heard of it?
Yes, it's a high-fat, low-car, adequate-protein diet used mostly for epilepsy in children.
Yes I tried it a few years ago, as well. I still try to keep my white carbs in check so I don't have as many sugar cravings. How does it work?
It works by making the body burn fats instead of carbs. Why did you quit your keto diet?
It just wasn't sustainable for me long term since I started distance running.  Carbohydrates really help my endurance.
knowledge: The ketone bodies pass into the brain and replace glucose as an energy source.
response: I see. Well, more on the science, the ketones go to your brain and are used for energy instead of glucose. What kind of running do you do?
history: My brother is on a ketogenic diet.  It stresses the importance of low carbs and high fat.  Have you ever heard of it?
Yes, it's a high-fat, low-car, adequate-protein diet used mostly for epilepsy in children.
Yes I tried it a few years ago, as well. I still try to keep my white carbs in check so I don't have as many sugar cravings. How does it work?
It works by making the body burn fats instead of carbs. Why did you quit your keto diet?
It just wasn't sustainable for me long term since I started distance running.  Carbohydrates really help my endurance.
I see. Well, more on the science, the ketones go to your brain and are used for energy instead of glucose. What kind of running do you do?
I just recently started trying to push myself for distance instead of time in regards to my running. Why is keto used for epileptics?
knowledge: An elevated level of ketone bodies in the blood, a state known as ketosis, leads to a reduction in the frequency of epileptic seizures.
response: Well, the higher levels of ketones produces a state called ketosis, which results in a lower frequency of seizures.
history: My brother is on a ketogenic diet.  It stresses the importance of low carbs and high fat.  Have you ever heard of it?
Yes, it's a high-fat, low-car, adequate-protein diet used mostly for epilepsy in children.
Yes I tried it a few years ago, as well. I still try to keep my white carbs in check so I don't have as many sugar cravings. How does it work?
It works by making the body burn fats instead of carbs. Why did you quit your keto diet?
It just wasn't sustainable for me long term since I started distance running.  Carbohydrates really help my endurance.
I see. Well, more on the science, the ketones go to your brain and are used for energy instead of glucose. What kind of running do you do?
I just recently started trying to push myself for distance instead of time in regards to my running. Why is keto used for epileptics?
Well, the higher levels of ketones produces a state called ketosis, which results in a lower frequency of seizures.
The high fat content of the diet is incredibly beneficial for those who suffer from seizure disorders.  It is also good for those that may be struggling with metabolic syndromes or diabetes.
knowledge: There is some evidence that adults with epilepsy may benefit from the diet, and that a less strict regimen, such as a modified Atkins diet, is similarly effective.
response: Yeah, there are some research that adults as well as children can benefit from the diet if they have epilepsy.