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- Title
Linear Growth of Children on a Ketogenic Diet: Does the Protein-to-Energy Ratio Matter?
- Authors
Nation, Judy; Humphrey, Maureen; MacKay, Mark; Boneh, Avihu
- Abstract
Ketogenic diet is a structured effective treatment for children with intractable epilepsy. Several reports have indicated poor linear growth in children on the diet but the mechanism of poor growth has not been elucidated. We aimed to explore whether the protein to energy ratio plays a role in linear growth of children on ketogenic diet. Data regarding growth and nutrition were, retrospectively, collected from the clinical histories of 35 children who were treated with ketogenic diet for at least 6 months between 2002 and 2010. Patients were stratified into groups according to periods of satisfactory or poor linear growth. Poor linear growth was associated with protein or caloric intake of <80% recommended daily intake, and with a protein-to-energy ratio consistently ≤1.4 g protein/100 kcal even when protein and caloric intakes were adequate. We recommend a protein-to-energy ratio of 1.5 g protein/100 kcal be prescribed to prevent growth retardation.
- Subjects
CALORIC content of foods; NUTRITION; GROWTH of children; KETOGENIC diet; PROTEINS
- Publication
Journal of Child Neurology, 2014, Vol 29, Issue 11, p1496
- ISSN
0883-0738
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1177/0883073813508222