On Oct 18 07:19 96, Jane Kelley of 1:138/255 wrote to Jerry Schwartz:
JS>>Perhaps.  However, some of the claims made for dietary manipulation are
JS>>rather exaggerated, in my opinion.
JK> Then tell me why we bother to give the PKU test to each newborn infant?
JK> And that the diet will work to prevent mental dysfunction when used?
JK> Or a diet high in fat will work on kids who have epilespy?
JK> Don't knock what you don't understand.
I understand the difference between a metabolic defect which causes a 
normally benign nutrient to cause toxicity, and an attempt to deal with 
physical problems or brain chemistry by manipulating diet.  I'm not 
questioning that the best solution for an alcoholic is to eliminate alcohol 
from the diet, but this is the first I've heard that a high fat diet does 
anything for epilepsy.
Just about anything works in some proportion of cases, that's why they use 
control populations.
Jerry Schwartz
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