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Seizures
Ketogenic diet for epilepsy
As a nutrition support pharmacist, you will hear more about the use of ketogenic diet in special situations like intractable epilepsy. Many people started talking about the keto diet for epilepsy, especially since the TV movie, First Do No Harm in 1997 . This is NOT quackery. It's a legitimate medical therapy... The ketogenic diet ( table 1 ) has been around…
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Weight Loss
Weight LOSS medications don't always work
New guidelines will encourage using weight loss drugs to control obesity and weight-related conditions in some patients. We know that lifestyle changes are still first-line and adding medications may help patients adhere to their diet. But weight loss medications don't always work and there's no proof yet that they improve long-term outcomes. …
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