The author’s handling of his son’s nutrition borders on child abuse.
I see no problems in any form with his use of diet to help.
From what I’ve read, with the exception of the hot dogs, the kid is eating pretty healthy.
No, it does not!!!!!!!!!!!
Seizure medications are awful, and have terrible side effects and sometimes they don’t work.
The keto diet is a miracle for many families.
My daughter has been on anti-seizure medication for the past 3 years. If she forgets to take a dose, she can go into a life-threatening seizure. Her vitamin D levels are way low, even with massive supplements and sun. It’s affected her school work. They make her tired.
My daughter is only on a small amount of medication, and they have controlled her seizures.
I know way too many people who have kids who are on massive amounts of medication, and it’s still not working.
The keto diet is saving lives.
The ketogenic diet has been proven as effective for certain epileptics. How is that child abuse?
Uh....no. No. Not at ALL. In fact I commend them!
130 seizures a day is HUGE...
I been on a similar diet and it was great. My cholesterol is better than most and I’m more fit than 95% of the population.
The kid will definitely miss out on a lot of great foods to control his condition. For that I see your point and do feel sorry for the kid.
If he were to add sugar to his diet he’d be 200lbs in no time. Fat is not an issue until it’s combined with sugars. This boys diet perfectly illustrates that concept.
Ignorance....
Epilepsy is still one of the least understood conditions in modern medicine.
The Keto diet is effective, especially for children.
Remember, you can only consume 40% of your caloric intake in proteins ~ the rest has to be in carbs or fats/oils, or a combination of both.
What is most abusive is denying children fats/oils and force feeding them a diet made up mostly of starches and sugars.
What do you suggest he should do? I'm in awe of his resolve to do whatever it takes to help his son. It's almost a Hobson's choice.
My 22 month old was seizing 90 times a day. No medication made any difference, while the side effects were distressing. Less than three years on the ketogenic diet left her seizure free until she had three grand mal seizures her senior year in high school. They are contolled well with lamictal.
Before the ketogenic diet she was headed to death, slow and mindless death. She was actually regressing developmentally — as predicted if the seizures were not stopped.
The only hard thing about the diet for us was idiots who thought we were abusing her. There’s nothing like ignorance and a big mouth to make a person look like a fool.
We could do it your way, and she would never have made it to 8 years old. Or we could do it the ketogenic way and watch her grow into a wonderful young lady. Who’s the abuser here?
Did you read the article? The kid has drug resistant epilepsy. Only this ketogenic diet works.
Read the stinking article.
It says......
“But what we are doing is mainstream science. Elizabeth Thiele, the doctor who prescribed and oversees Sam’s diet, is the head of the pediatric epilepsy program at Massachusetts General Hospital for Children, which is affiliated with Harvard Medical School. In fact, the regimen, known as the ketogenic diet, is now offered at more than 100 hospitals in the United States, Canada and other countries. We’re not opposed to drugs; we tried many. But Sam’s seizures were drug-resistant, and keto, the universal shorthand, often provides seizure control when drugs do not. “
Please do enlighten us. What is your field of expertise/experience as to epilepsy?
Or is your field of expertise Knee Jerk Judgment?
Why?? It appears that he is using a valid mechanism to prevent the seizures. When the kid grows up, he will applaud his dad's actions.
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> “The author’s handling of his son’s nutrition borders on child abuse.”
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You have no idea what you’re talking about.
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