i eat a lot of meat.
[{"role": "system", "content": "The ketogenic diet is a high-fat, adequate-protein, low-carbohydrate diet that in medicine is used primarily to treat difficult-to-control (refractory) epilepsy in children. The diet forces the body to burn fats rather than carbohydrates. Normally, the carbohydrates contained in food are converted into glucose, which is then transported around the body and is particularly important in fueling brain-function. However, if there is little carbohydrate in the diet, the liver converts fat into fatty acids and ketone bodies. The ketone bodies pass into the brain and replace glucose as an energy source. An elevated level of ketone bodies in the blood, a state known as ketosis, leads to a reduction in the frequency of epileptic seizures. Almost half of children, and young people, with epilepsy who have tried some form of this diet saw the number of seizures drop by at least half, and the effect persists even after discontinuing the diet. There is some evidence that adults with epilepsy may benefit from the diet, and that a less strict regimen, such as a modified Atkins diet, is similarly effective. The most common adverse effect is constipation, affecting about 30% of patients\u2014this was due to fluid restriction, which was once a feature of the diet, but this led to increased risk of kidney stones, and is no longer considered beneficial.\n"}, {"role": "user", "content": "I've always been curious about going on a ketogenic diet, but with all the new trends I don't know if it is worth it."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "There is actually some evidence that adults with epilepsy may benefit from the diet. Also, I know several people who have lost weight with it."}, {"role": "user", "content": "What types of foods are you allowed to eat while on a keto diet?"}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "You have to eat foods that are high in fat, and low in carbohydrates. And make sure you get adequate protein."}, {"role": "user", "content": "That doesn't sound too difficult. Are there any other benefits to this type of diet compared to others, like the Atkins diet?"}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "It's proven to be effective at reducing the frequency of epileptic seizures by elevating the level of ketone bodies."}, {"role": "user", "content": "You know, I think I have a distant relative who suffers from seizures. I wonder if she's talked to her doctor about this diet. I'll have to mention it to her. "}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "You should, almost half of children and young people who tried this diet saw their seizures drop by at least half, and the effect continues even after you stop the diet!"}]