Ketogenics

The Science of Low Carbohydrate and Ketogenic Nutrition in Human Health presents medical practitioners with the most up-to-date and evidence-based science and research available in the field of low-carbohydrate, healthy high fat (LCHF) nutrition, with the purpose of training medical and allied healthcare professionals on the safe and effective therapeutic use of this diet in clinical practice. This book explores the appropriate, safe, and effective therapeutic use of LCHF/ketogenic nutrition to improve patient outcomes in a broad range of chronic metabolic conditions, as well as promote health and contains Perspective Boxes for each condition to present alternative viewpoints and cautionary points regarding the use of an LCHF diet for each condition, by scientific leaders in the field, to add a more balanced presentation of the evidence and encourage a critical and scientifically inquisitive mindset amongst readers. Focused on lifestyle management, supporting health, and the treatment of diseases rooted in poor nutrition, The Science of Low Carbohydrate and Ketogenic Nutrition in Human Health explores the role of food and lifestyle modification as medicine and will be welcomed resource by nutritionists, dieticians, and medical professionals who provide diet-related counseling, as well as those researching or studying related areas. Provides new best-practice guidelines for the nutritional management of metabolic nutrition-related diseases to assist readers in effectively treating, improving, or reversing nutrition-related metabolic conditions and diseases that were previously thought to have a chronic, irreversible progression Contains frequently asked questions and answer boxes from actual medical practitioners who have taken part in the Nutrition Network Low Carbohydrate High Fat training thus allowing readers to understand actual problems and concerns encountered by practitioners implementing the interventions presented in this textbook Features case studies that provide practical examples of how to assess, monitor, and intervene with patients that practitioners encounter in their practices Summarizes each chapter to reinforce and provide an easy reference and reminder of key takeaways Explains the physiology and biochemistry of the normal and pathophysiological state for each condition – made easy to understand using clear diagrams