Ketogenic diet in cancer management.

Wamidh H Talib, Anfal Al-Dalaeen, Asma Ismail Mahmod

Current opinion in clinical nutrition and metabolic care 2023 Jul 01

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This review presents details about types of ketogenic diet (KD), anticancer mechanisms, and the use of KD in experimental and clinical studies. Studies summarized in this review provide a solid ground for researchers to consider the use of KD to augment conventional treatments. KD is a dietary pattern composed of high fat, moderate proteins, and very-low-carbohydrate. This diet was suggested to have an anticancer effect and to augment conventional anticancer therapies. KD can target cancer cell by interfering with its metabolism without harming normal cells. Several experimental and clinical studies support the use of KD as adjuvant therapy to treat different cancers. Copyright © 2023 Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. All rights reserved.

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Wamidh H Talib, Anfal Al-Dalaeen, Asma Ismail Mahmod. Ketogenic diet in cancer management. Current opinion in clinical nutrition and metabolic care. 2023 Jul 01;26(4):369-376