Long-term cardiometabolic and bone health consequences of ketogenic diet in children with refractory epilepsy
KD did not show additional risk regarding metabolic, cardiovascular, BMD and growth side effects compared to AEDs only. Therefore, KD remains a relatively safe dietary therapy for RE, yet close monitoring is still recommended.
Authors
- Wael A. Bahbah (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6145-0572)
- Heba M. S. El Zefzaf (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9202-0495)
- Aya A. A. Hegazy
- A. Elshafie
- Doaa M Hosny
- Shymaa A Elshafey
Institutions
- Ministry of Health and Population (EG)
- Menoufia University (EG)
Publication Details
- Journal
- The Italian Journal of Pediatrics/Italian journal of pediatrics
- Published
- 2025-08-22
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s13052-025-02109-1
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Diet and metabolism studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.16
Funders
- Science and Technology Development Fund