Childhood obesity is now an epidemic in India. With 14.4 million obese children, India has the second highest number of obese children in the world, next to China. The prevalence of overweight and obesity in children is 15%. In private schools catering to upper-income families, the incidence has shot up to 35-40%, indicating a worrying […]
India still has the dubious distinction of having the largest underweight child population in the world and this has been so since the last four decades! (At least in something we are number one!!). In 1975 24.4% of girls and 39.3% boys were underweight and this figure remained relatively constant till 2016 (22.7%and 30.7%) BUT […]
A VERY HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL OUR COLLEAGUES AND ESPECIALLY OUR PATIENTS AND THEIR CAREGIVERS WHO TEACH US MORE THAN ANY BOOK CAN! Our original article on a unique improved version of the classical ketogenic diet using a high polyunsaturated fatty acid ketogenic diet in place of the commonly used mixed fat ketogenic diet […]
Hello everyone! We have tried a new product for our patients who are on the ketogenic diet or low carbohydrate diet. NutroActive Keto Atta is extremely low carb flour as it contains just 5% net carbohydrates. Chapati made from NutroActive Keto Atta contains just 1gram net carbohydrates per roti. This atta can also be used […]
Ketogenic diets (KD) and other low carbohydrate diets have become popular for weight loss and fitness. A word of caution – these should be prescribed with physician guidance something not always seen in this unregulated ‘fitness’ industry. Also, with the availability of several do-it-yourself guides on social media many are tempted to try these methods […]
Hello Everyone, Today we are exploring a yummy keto dressing recipe. This dressing can be used with salads as well as a dip. This recipe has been created by Dr. Janak Nathan and is actively using it. KETO DRESSING Energy (Kcal) Carbohydrates (Grams) Protein (Grams) Fats (Grams) Keto Ratio 1096 11.64 4.95 123.91 7.46:1 INGREDIENTS RIPE […]
A mother brought her two-year old child for passing large quantities of urine, there was no fever, abdominal pain, pain while passing urine or hematuria. The child was active and skin turgor normal, there being no signs of dehydration. There was no history of polydipsia (increased intake of water). Urine examination detected a urine ketone […]
Ever since Vining et al reported a decrease in growth parameters in children on the ketogenic diet (KD) this problem has been a major source of anxiety to both physicians and caregivers. A recent report of growth markers in children with uncontrolled epilepsy treated with the KD recently highlighted this problem again. Most prospective studies […]
Glucose is essential for almost all functions of the brain. These include production of energy in the form of high phosphate energy bond (ATP), generation of neurotransmitters, maintenance of the ion gradient and all other aspects of cellular and non-cellular maintenance. Though the brain weighs only 2% of the body weight it utilizes 20-25% of […]
When people talk about ketogenic diet, the first thought that comes to their mind is that they will have to consume a lot of non-vegetarian food items in order to fulfill the protein requirement. That is however not true. At our center, we treat a many vegetarian patients. We use Soya products for vegetarians such […]