Biology · Clinical Nutrition
Which of the following statements is TRUE about ketogenic diet therapy?
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- 1It is used as a first-line therapy in the management of type 1 diabetes.
- 2It is highly effective in treating drug-resistant (refractory) epilepsy by enhancing ketone utilization in the brain.✓
- 3It is a dietary approach that provides more than 70% of total daily calories from carbohydrates.
- 4It is contraindicated in patients with fatty acid oxidation defects because it promotes cellular fatty acid synthesis.
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It is highly effective in treating drug-resistant (refractory) epilepsy by enhancing ketone utilization in the brain.
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