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Quick guide to... The ketogenic diet

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The ketogenic diet is used to treat epilepsy. It was developed nearly 200 years ago when doctors found that fasting could help to reduce the occurrence of epileptic seizures.

50% reduction in seizures for 42 per cent of children on the diet

750,000 children in the UK have epilepsy

75% of children have improved alertness on the diet

Source: Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Trust and UCL Institute of Child Health

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