Dr. Georgia Ede

You might just need to be careful about what kinds of carbohydrate you eat and how often. So, for example, it's known that in children who are eating a regular diet, many of them wake up the next morning in ketosis. They're metabolically much healthier than we are as we get older. So they're much more metabolically flexible. And so now they didn't go on a ketogenic diet.

You might just need to be careful about what kinds of carbohydrate you eat and how often. So, for example, it's known that in children who are eating a regular diet, many of them wake up the next morning in ketosis. They're metabolically much healthier than we are as we get older. So they're much more metabolically flexible. And so now they didn't go on a ketogenic diet.

They're eating a regular diet. They slept overnight, didn't eat anything. The next morning they were in ketosis. That's not true for all children, but it's true for enough children that we know it's possible. Most adults, it takes them several days at least to get into ketosis, even if they're not eating anything at all.

They're eating a regular diet. They slept overnight, didn't eat anything. The next morning they were in ketosis. That's not true for all children, but it's true for enough children that we know it's possible. Most adults, it takes them several days at least to get into ketosis, even if they're not eating anything at all.

So fasting can take two to three days at a minimum for most people to get into ketosis, but some people it can take a whole week.

So fasting can take two to three days at a minimum for most people to get into ketosis, but some people it can take a whole week.

Yes. The first thing I would like to tell you about is that there were studies, quite a few studies back in the 80s, 90s, and early 2000s in Europe by a variety of different research teams that explored exactly the question you're asking. And what they did was they placed children with ADHD, some quite severe ADHD, even hospital-level ADHD, and put them on something called a few-foods diet.

Yes. The first thing I would like to tell you about is that there were studies, quite a few studies back in the 80s, 90s, and early 2000s in Europe by a variety of different research teams that explored exactly the question you're asking. And what they did was they placed children with ADHD, some quite severe ADHD, even hospital-level ADHD, and put them on something called a few-foods diet.

The scientists called it an oligoantigenic diet, which just means it's kind of a low-allergen diet. So they removed all of the common culprits, and they focused mostly on just a few whole foods and a few extras. So very specifically describing this diet, most of these diets were...

The scientists called it an oligoantigenic diet, which just means it's kind of a low-allergen diet. So they removed all of the common culprits, and they focused mostly on just a few whole foods and a few extras. So very specifically describing this diet, most of these diets were...

Chicken, lamb, fruits, vegetables, and sometimes they'd throw in some apple juice and margarine because they couldn't use butter because dairy is a common allergen. But these were mostly whole foods diets, you know, poultry, red meat, fruits, vegetables. There was a 62% to 82% response rate to these diets, no matter which study you looked at.

Chicken, lamb, fruits, vegetables, and sometimes they'd throw in some apple juice and margarine because they couldn't use butter because dairy is a common allergen. But these were mostly whole foods diets, you know, poultry, red meat, fruits, vegetables. There was a 62% to 82% response rate to these diets, no matter which study you looked at.

And in some of these studies, there was a 70% cure rate within weeks of changing the diet to a few foods diet. So what does this tell us? It doesn't tell us which foods were the problem. It tells us that food can be the problem, that if you make the right dietary changes,

And in some of these studies, there was a 70% cure rate within weeks of changing the diet to a few foods diet. So what does this tell us? It doesn't tell us which foods were the problem. It tells us that food can be the problem, that if you make the right dietary changes,

It's possible for children, even with very severe ADHD, to improve within weeks to the point that they no longer qualify for having ADHD anymore.

It's possible for children, even with very severe ADHD, to improve within weeks to the point that they no longer qualify for having ADHD anymore.

Oh, yes. The children's behavior as rated by parents and teachers and the researchers themselves.

Oh, yes. The children's behavior as rated by parents and teachers and the researchers themselves.

So what I would say to that is there are multiple studies all pointing in the same direction that I think give parents and families and children tremendous hope with really no risk.

So what I would say to that is there are multiple studies all pointing in the same direction that I think give parents and families and children tremendous hope with really no risk.