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Some anti-epileptic drugs (AEDs) can reduce bone density,
making bones weaker and more likely to break-Vitamin D helps

the body to absorb calcium and build healthy bones. Sunlight is the
main source of vitamin D, and most people can store enough to last

through the days when there is little sunlight.

The ketogenic diet

Dietary treatments can help some people with poorly controlled
seizures by using the ketogenic diet (KD) which is a high fat, low

carbohydrate, controlled protein diet that has been used since
the 1920s for the treatment of epilepsy. The diet is a medical

treatment and is usually only considered when at least two suitable
medications have been tried and not worked

Foods as triggering factors

There is currently no evidence that any type of food consistently

triggers epileptic seizures

Some people feel that some colorings and preservatives,
monosodium glutamate (MSG) or artificial sweeteners can trigger

their seizures.

Grapefruit juice and pomegranate juice do not trigger seizures, but
they can make the side effects of some epilepsy medications more
likely, including carbamazepine, diazepam and midazolam.

NB: Most of the information has been borrowed from and article the
epilepsy society- compiled by Ms. Judy Kariuki.