吃了牛油果後,女兒的病情發作從每天60次降到了一年4次

Parents of a girl suffering up to 60 fits a day have told how the nightmare ended - thanks to avocados. Five-year-old Leafy Liu was born with a brain disorder which led to the terrifying number of seizures but, on her new diet , she now only suffers four a year.

一對父母告訴我們，他們的女兒每天發病60次，但現在他們的噩夢結束了--多虧了牛油果。5歲的劉麗菲（Leafy Liu）患有先天性大腦紊亂，發病次數驚人。吃了新食物後，她現在每年只會癲癇4次。

Mum Claire, 39, a nutritional advisor, said: "Until six months, Leafy was an ordinary baby. But then she had her first seizure, and everything changed. It lasted about 25 minutes which was really scary."

母親克萊爾39歲，是一位營養顧問，她說："6個月大的時候，麗菲還是個正常的小寶寶。但後來癲癇第一次發作，一切都變了。癲癇持續了25分鐘左右，真的很可怕。"

After medication failed, Claire and husband Justin, 45, looked into the ketogenic diet, linked to helping epilepsy and recommended by doctors in certain cases. While the diet advocates eating foods like meat, eggs and spinach, Leafy was particularly keen on avocados.

藥物治療失敗後，克萊爾和她的丈夫賈斯汀（45歲）開始研究生酮飲食，這種飲食或能幫助治療癲癇，在某些情況下，醫生也會建議生酮飲食。雖然生酮飲食提倡吃肉、雞蛋和菠菜這類食物，但麗菲卻尤其喜歡牛油果。

Experts believe the way the body burns up carbs can trigger fits, so switching to a high fat, low-carb diet can reduce that risk. But doctors don't know why. As well as avocado, meat, eggs, spinach, kale, broccoli and cauliflower are recommended - with other foods. But Leafy has taken to avocados and Claire and Justin, of Loughborough, Leics, have spent ?1,200 on 3,000 of them.

專家認爲，身體燃燒碳水化合物的方式會導致癲癇，所以選擇高脂、低碳的飲食可以降低風險。但醫生也不清楚箇中緣由。建議食用牛油果、肉、雞蛋、菠菜、羽衣甘藍、西蘭花、花椰菜和其它食物。但麗菲選擇了牛油果，來自累斯特郡的克萊爾和賈斯汀·拉夫伯勒已經花費了1200英鎊，買了3000個牛油果。

E-commerce manager Justin said: "Where once she would have 60 minor seizures a day, it dropped dramatically. Now she has four a year, it's a miracle."

電子商務經理賈斯汀說："以前她每天最少發病60次，但現在發作頻率大幅下降。現在每年發作4次，真是奇蹟啊。"

Parents Claire and Justin estimate they have spent ?1,200 on avocados so far. Now Leafy has just four seizures a year by eating her favourite food.

克萊爾和賈斯汀夫婦估算，到目前爲止，他們已購買了1200英鎊的牛油果。現在，吃了最喜歡的食物之後，麗菲每年只發病4次。

"Along with salmon, avocado is probably her favourite thing to eat." Great Ormond Street Hospital says the ketogenic diet has been shown to improve seizure control in patients with drug resistant epilepsy.

"她最喜歡三文魚配牛油果，"大奧蒙德街醫院表示，生酮飲食已被證明能提高抗藥性癲癇患者對癲癇的控制。

And it advises close supervision. Parents considering the diet must consult a GP. Avocados, from warm and tropical areas, originated in Mexico and is seen as a superfood.

醫院還建議密切觀察。考慮這種飲食的父母還應該諮詢全科醫生。牛油果來自溫帶和熱帶地區，源於墨西哥，被人們視作超級食物。