Ron,

I'd be very interested in the information... you can send it to either [log in to unmask] or [log in to unmask]

Thanks!
Elaine

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>From: Ron Hoggan <[log in to unmask]>
>Sent: May 8, 2008 5:16 PM
>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: Re: BBC NEWS | Health | Diet treatment call for epilepsy
>
>Hi Ashley, 
>
>> 
>> But salad?  Salad is virtually all water and fibre.  I'm sure 
>> most salad is less than 1% digestible carbs.  How much plant 
>> food do you have to eliminate on a ketogenic diet?
>
>Just like the Inuit, virtually all carbs are eliminated. There is, of 
>course, some stored glycogen in muscle meats, so it can not be said to 
>be completely carb free. 
>
>> 
>> 
>> > I do. I want fewer fats and more carbs. In the winter that reverses.
>> 
>> That's strange, I'm the other way round.
>
>In cold weather, fats are better at keeping me warm. They last longer. 
>I feel better, which is probably why I want more fats then. 
>> 
>> 
>> > Well, the diet won't kill the tumour. It only slows growth to the 
>> > point where the immune system may (or may not) be able to 
>> keep up. In 
>> > the human and animal cases I've read about the growth was slowed in 
>> > some, stopped in others, and complete remission occurred in others. 
>> > The remissions may have been the immune system's work, but 
>> if so, why 
>> > did the immune system fail to catch and destroy the cancer cells 
>> > before they had developed into a tumour?
>> 
>> Possibly it's just the cells naturally dying off as they lack 
>> food to reproduce?  Maybe the immune system is not involved.  
>> I'd love to know the answer.
>There was an article in the Times magazine about some current clinical 
>trials of the ketogenic diet in very advanced cancer patients. Although
>the study is not complete, results so far are very promising. I'd be
>happy to send you a copy in a private email if you, or anyone else is
>interested. 
>
>Best Wishes, 
>Ron
>
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>> 
>> Ashley
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