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Descriptor English:

Ketogenic Diet

Descriptor Spanish:

Dieta Cetogénica

Descriptor Portuguese:

Dieta Cetogênica

Tree Number:

Definition English:

A course of food intake that is high in FATS and low in CARBOHYDRATES. This diet provides sufficient PROTEINS for growth but insufficient amount of carbohydrates for the energy needs of the body. A ketogenic diet generates 80-90% of caloric requirements from fats and the remainder from proteins.

History Note English:

2009

Allowable Qualifiers English:

AE adverse effects	CL classification
CT contraindications	EC economics
EH ethnology	HI history
IS instrumentation	MT methods
MO mortality	NU nursing
PX psychology	ST standards
SN statistics & numerical data	TD trends
UT utilization	VE veterinary

Record Number:

53233

Unique Identifier:

D055423

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