FW: [CHE] Caution re Ketogenic Diet in Infants - Protein deficient

[Guest guest]

I got this from another group. Does anyone know anything about this? How

old is an infant?

Mike

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From: cruiks2000

Sent: Friday, January 30, 2004 10:43 AM

To: childhoodepilepsy

Subject: [CHE] Caution re Ketogenic Diet in Infants - Protein deficient

After being all hot to trot about the Keto diet for (instead

of drugs), I just found a recent (January 2004) article published by

O. Snead of Sick Kids in Toronto that cautions against the

use of this diet in young children. Basically the problem is that

the reduced protein in the diet can affect physical brain growth and

hence development. Great. If anyone wants a copy, let me know and

I'll send the pdf.

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I would say an infant is up to age 3. I am going by what is on the

infant Tempra drops box. Do you have the article, I would be

interested in reading it.

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Satnam, mom to Kristan, 14 months

Keto kid since August 2003

> I got this from another group. Does anyone know anything about

this? How

> old is an infant?

>

> Mike

>

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>

> From: cruiks2000 [mailto:saharpe@a...]

> Sent: Friday, January 30, 2004 10:43 AM

> To: childhoodepilepsy

> Subject: [CHE] Caution re Ketogenic Diet in Infants - Protein

deficient

>

>

> After being all hot to trot about the Keto diet for (instead

> of drugs), I just found a recent (January 2004) article published

by

> O. Snead of Sick Kids in Toronto that cautions against the

> use of this diet in young children. Basically the problem is that

> the reduced protein in the diet can affect physical brain growth

and

> hence development. Great. If anyone wants a copy, let me know and

> I'll send the pdf.

>

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[Guest guest]

I would say an infant is up to age 3. I am going by what is on the

infant Tempra drops box. Do you have the article, I would be

interested in reading it.

********

Satnam, mom to Kristan, 14 months

Keto kid since August 2003

> I got this from another group. Does anyone know anything about

this? How

> old is an infant?

>

> Mike

>

> _____

>

> From: cruiks2000 [mailto:saharpe@a...]

> Sent: Friday, January 30, 2004 10:43 AM

> To: childhoodepilepsy

> Subject: [CHE] Caution re Ketogenic Diet in Infants - Protein

deficient

>

>

> After being all hot to trot about the Keto diet for (instead

> of drugs), I just found a recent (January 2004) article published

by

> O. Snead of Sick Kids in Toronto that cautions against the

> use of this diet in young children. Basically the problem is that

> the reduced protein in the diet can affect physical brain growth

and

> hence development. Great. If anyone wants a copy, let me know and

> I'll send the pdf.

>

>

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[Guest guest]

I would say an infant is up to age 3. I am going by what is on the

infant Tempra drops box. Do you have the article, I would be

interested in reading it.

********

Satnam, mom to Kristan, 14 months

Keto kid since August 2003

> I got this from another group. Does anyone know anything about

this? How

> old is an infant?

>

> Mike

>

> _____

>

> From: cruiks2000 [mailto:saharpe@a...]

> Sent: Friday, January 30, 2004 10:43 AM

> To: childhoodepilepsy

> Subject: [CHE] Caution re Ketogenic Diet in Infants - Protein

deficient

>

>

> After being all hot to trot about the Keto diet for (instead

> of drugs), I just found a recent (January 2004) article published

by

> O. Snead of Sick Kids in Toronto that cautions against the

> use of this diet in young children. Basically the problem is that

> the reduced protein in the diet can affect physical brain growth

and

> hence development. Great. If anyone wants a copy, let me know and

> I'll send the pdf.

>

>

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[Guest guest]

Mike,

Medically, children are considered infants until their first

birthday. Then they are toddlers. I think it is generally

recommended to wait until a child is a year old to start the diet,

but I think there could be a fair number of exceptional circumstances

that would warrant further discussion.

Maybe you could post the article in the files section?

Really, we humans can do well on much less protein than we think, and

the brain always gets first dibs. The diet prescription is

calculated for each child to allow enough protein to meet minimal

growth requirements and should be adjusted upward, if adequate growth

is not occurring.

Cammie

> I got this from another group. Does anyone know anything about

this? How

> old is an infant?

>

> Mike

>

> _____

>

> From: cruiks2000 [mailto:saharpe@a...]

> Sent: Friday, January 30, 2004 10:43 AM

> To: childhoodepilepsy

> Subject: [CHE] Caution re Ketogenic Diet in Infants - Protein

deficient

>

>

> After being all hot to trot about the Keto diet for (instead

> of drugs), I just found a recent (January 2004) article published

by

> O. Snead of Sick Kids in Toronto that cautions against the

> use of this diet in young children. Basically the problem is that

> the reduced protein in the diet can affect physical brain growth

and

> hence development. Great. If anyone wants a copy, let me know and

> I'll send the pdf.

>

>

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[Guest guest]

I recieved the article and I have posted it in the file section

under " The Ketogenic Diet: A Cautionary " . In my opinion they did

little to also remind people that the threat of ongoing seizures is

also a negative when it comes to cognative development.

Mike

> > I got this from another group. Does anyone know anything about

> this? How

> > old is an infant?

> >

> > Mike

> >

> > _____

> >

> > From: cruiks2000 [mailto:saharpe@a...]

> > Sent: Friday, January 30, 2004 10:43 AM

> > To: childhoodepilepsy

> > Subject: [CHE] Caution re Ketogenic Diet in Infants - Protein

> deficient

> >

> >

> > After being all hot to trot about the Keto diet for

(instead

> > of drugs), I just found a recent (January 2004) article

published

> by

> > O. Snead of Sick Kids in Toronto that cautions against

the

> > use of this diet in young children. Basically the problem is

that

> > the reduced protein in the diet can affect physical brain growth

> and

> > hence development. Great. If anyone wants a copy, let me know

and

> > I'll send the pdf.

> >

> >

> >

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[Guest guest]

I recieved the article and I have posted it in the file section

under " The Ketogenic Diet: A Cautionary " . In my opinion they did

little to also remind people that the threat of ongoing seizures is

also a negative when it comes to cognative development.

Mike

> > I got this from another group. Does anyone know anything about

> this? How

> > old is an infant?

> >

> > Mike

> >

> > _____

> >

> > From: cruiks2000 [mailto:saharpe@a...]

> > Sent: Friday, January 30, 2004 10:43 AM

> > To: childhoodepilepsy

> > Subject: [CHE] Caution re Ketogenic Diet in Infants - Protein

> deficient

> >

> >

> > After being all hot to trot about the Keto diet for

(instead

> > of drugs), I just found a recent (January 2004) article

published

> by

> > O. Snead of Sick Kids in Toronto that cautions against

the

> > use of this diet in young children. Basically the problem is

that

> > the reduced protein in the diet can affect physical brain growth

> and

> > hence development. Great. If anyone wants a copy, let me know

and

> > I'll send the pdf.

> >

> >

> >

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[Guest guest]

I recieved the article and I have posted it in the file section

under " The Ketogenic Diet: A Cautionary " . In my opinion they did

little to also remind people that the threat of ongoing seizures is

also a negative when it comes to cognative development.

Mike

> > I got this from another group. Does anyone know anything about

> this? How

> > old is an infant?

> >

> > Mike

> >

> > _____

> >

> > From: cruiks2000 [mailto:saharpe@a...]

> > Sent: Friday, January 30, 2004 10:43 AM

> > To: childhoodepilepsy

> > Subject: [CHE] Caution re Ketogenic Diet in Infants - Protein

> deficient

> >

> >

> > After being all hot to trot about the Keto diet for

(instead

> > of drugs), I just found a recent (January 2004) article

published

> by

> > O. Snead of Sick Kids in Toronto that cautions against

the

> > use of this diet in young children. Basically the problem is

that

> > the reduced protein in the diet can affect physical brain growth

> and

> > hence development. Great. If anyone wants a copy, let me know

and

> > I'll send the pdf.

> >

> >

> >

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