The ketogenic diet is a very low-carb, high-fat diet that seeks to place the body into a metabolic state in which it becomes more efficient at burning fat for energy. In this study, researchers found that nearly two-thirds of kids with epilepsy on the ketogenic diet successfully controlled their seizures. This is an important finding since experts estimate that only about 30% of individuals with epilepsy respond to traditional medicines. Dr. James Wheless, a spokesman for the American Epilepsy Society said, “Although medical therapy is our mainstay for treatment, ketogenic dietary therapy can be a very effective option.”
American Epilepsy Society, December 2017