Ketogenic Diet and Metabolic Therapies : Expanded Roles in Health and Disease.

Ketogenic Diet and Metabolic Therapies : Expanded Roles in Health and Disease.

Ketogenic Diet and Metabolic Therapies is the first comprehensive scientific resource on the ketogenic diet, covering the latest research including the biomedical mechanisms, established and emerging applications, metabolic alternatives, and implications for health and disease. Experts in clinical a...

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Main Author: Masino, Susan A.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2016.
Subjects:
Ketogenic diet.
Ketogenic diet
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Table of Contents:
  • Cover; KETOGENIC DIET AND METABOLIC THERAPIES; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Contributors; Section I: Ketogenic Diet for Epilepsy in the Clinic; 1. Overview: Ketogenic Diets and Pediatric Epilepsy: An Update; 2. "Alternative" Ketogenic Diets; 3. Dietary Therapy in Adults: History, Demand, and Results; 4. How Do You Implement the Diet?; 5. Glut1 Deficiency and the Ketogenic Diets; 6. Ketogenic Diet in Established Epilepsy Indications; 7. Ketogenic Diet for Other Epilepsies; 8. The Ketogenic Diet and Related Therapies in "Novel" Situations: Idiopathic Generalized Epilepsy Syndromes.
  • 9. Ketogenic Diet in Status Epilepticus10. Preventing Side Effects and Diet Discontinuation; Section II: Ketogenic Diet: Emerging Clinical Applications and Future Potential; 11. Overview: Expanded Uses of Ketogenic Therapies; 12. Metabolism-​Based Treatments to Counter Cancer: Scientific Rationale; 13. Ketogenic Diet as Adjunctive Therapy for Malignant Brain Cancer; 14. Metabolic Therapy for Autism Spectrum Disorder and Comorbidities; 15. Glucose and Ketone Metabolism in the Aging Brain: Implications for Therapeutic Strategies to Delay the Progression of Alzheimer's Disease
  • 16. Ketogenic Diet and Ketones for the Treatment of Traumatic Brain and Spinal Cord Injury17. Anti-​Inflammatory Effects of a Ketogenic Diet: Implications for New Indications; 18. Dietary Therapy for Neurological Disorders: Focus on Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, Parkinson's Disease, Mood Disorders, and Migraine; Section III: Ketogenic Diet in the Laboratory; 19. Overview of Ketogenic Diet in the Laboratory: Progress on Models and Mechanisms; 20. Ketogenic Diet and PPARgamma; 21. Ketogenic Diet in a Hippocampal Slice: Models and Mechanisms; 22. Metabolic Therapy and Pain
  • 23. Ketogenic Diet, Adenosine, Epigenetics, and Antiepileptogenesis24. Ketogenic Diet, Aging, and Neurodegeneration; 25. Endocrine and Reproductive Effects of Ketogenic Diets; 26. Alzheimer's Disease: Causes and Treatment; 27. Mitigation of Damage from Reactive Oxygen Species and Ionizing Radiation by Ketone Body Esters; 28. Metabolic Seizure Resistance via BAD and KATP Channels; 29. Lactate Dehydrogenase: A Novel Metabolic Target; 30. Effects of the Ketogenic Diet on the Blood-​Brain Barrier; Section IV: Ketone-​Based Metabolism: General Health and Metabolic Alternatives
  • 31. Overview of Ketone-​Based Metabolism: General Health and Metabolic Alternatives32. Ketone Supplementation for Health and Disease; 33. Identifying the Molecular Mechanism of the Medium Chain Triglyceride (Ketogenic) Diet; 34. Triheptanoin in Epilepsy and Beyond; 35. Amino Acids in the Treatment of Neurological Disorders; 36. 2-​Deoxyglucose: Metabolic Control of Seizures through Inhibition of Glycolysis; 37. Ketogenic Diets as Highly Effective Treatments for Diabetes Mellitus and Obesity; 38. Keto-​Adaptation in Health and Fitness

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