PPARα (Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor alpha) - and why PEA might be an alternative to the Ketogenic Diet in Epilepsy and Potentially useful in Autism
There is no doubt that most parents’ ideal autism therapy would be a special diet. The most popular diet is the gluten and casein free diet; in a sub-type of autism this diet clearly is very effective. Another very interesting diet is the Ketogenic diet and its easier to implement cousin, the Modified Atkins diet. There is also the GAPS diet. Many scientists are very skeptical of the therapeutic value of special diets. I am always looking for connections in the science. If I can find from multiple starting points the same conclusion, this triggers my interest, regardless if anyone else has highlighted the area as an issue for autism. Today my reinforcing arguments is indeed a diet; the Ketogenic diet. Remember that epilepsy is highly comorbid with autism, and trials have shown the ketogenic diet to reduce the incidence of seizures by half. This post was supposed to be a short one, but it just kept growing. You can skip the complicated parts and go to the con...