Table 1.

Composition Of Various Types Of Ketogenic Diet

Type Of KD	Percentage Of Total Calories Derived From Fat (%)	Percentage Of Total Calories Derived From Carbohydrate (%)	Percentage Of Total Calories Derived From Proteins (%)
Classic KD (4:1)	90	3	7
Modified Atkins Diet (MAD)	70	5	25
Medium Chain Triglyceride (MCT)-based KD	70	20	10
Low Glycemic Index (LGI)-based KD	45	27	28

Note: Adapted with permission from Wiley and Sons (W. Donald Shields, Eric H. W. Kossoff, Nonpharmacologic care for patients with Lennox‐Gastaut syndrome: Ketogenic diets and vagus nerve stimulation, Epilepsia, John Wiley and Sons) Wiley Periodicals, Inc. © 2014 International League Against Epilepsy.⁸⁴