Impact of the modified Atkins diet on cardiovascular health in adults with epilepsy.

CONCLUSION: Our results provide clinical evidence demonstrating the cardiovascular safety of a high-fat, low-carbohydrate diet used in adults with epilepsy for at least 12months. It also highlights potential markers of cardiovascular risk - small dense LDL particles - that should be closely monitored in adults treated with diet therapy long-term.
PMID: 29253679 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: Epilepsy and Behaviour - December 15, 2017 Category: Neurology Authors: McDonald TJW, Ratchford EV, Henry-Barron BJ, Kossoff EH, Cervenka MC Tags: Epilepsy Behav Source Type: research