Some Physiological and Clinical Effects of High Fat Feeding

A classified bibliography on psychodietetics.

“…Allergy is rejected by Cohen and Lichtig (350), Felsen (354), Lennox and Cobb (364), Moloney (314), and Smith (386). Wilder (402) was probably the first to report on the value of the ketogenic diet in reducing or controlling epileptic seizures and this method of treatment has received considerable support (331,332,333,334,337,338,357,358,359,360,361,362,364,368,373,374,375,376,377,378,379,386,389,390,391,392). Bridge and lob (337) suggest that the ketogenic diet is effective due to the removal of surplus extracellular fluid from the body but Cameron (340) presents evidence to show that dehydration by means of a low water content diet has no definite effect upon the number of seizures.…”

“…Bridge and lob (337) suggest that the ketogenic diet is effective due to the removal of surplus extracellular fluid from the body but Cameron (340) presents evidence to show that dehydration by means of a low water content diet has no definite effect upon the number of seizures. The most favorable results are secured with the ketogenic diet in cases of petit mal, according to Peterman (375), Higgins (362), and Pulford (379). Barborka (333,334), Fetterman (355), Higgins (362), Shanahan (385), and Smith (386) urge early treatment before seizures have become fixed and it seems necessary to enforce the diet rigidly (Barborka,332;Harper,358;Henderson,361;and Shanahan,385) since the patients will often secretly obtain other food, particularly carbohydrates.…”

“…The most favorable results are secured with the ketogenic diet in cases of petit mal, according to Peterman (375), Higgins (362), and Pulford (379). Barborka (333,334), Fetterman (355), Higgins (362), Shanahan (385), and Smith (386) urge early treatment before seizures have become fixed and it seems necessary to enforce the diet rigidly (Barborka,332;Harper,358;Henderson,361;and Shanahan,385) since the patients will often secretly obtain other food, particularly carbohydrates. Rowe (319) believes that the ketogenic diet is effective partly because foods to which the subject may be sensitive, such as wheat and milk, are removed.…”