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Author(s) -
Champ Colin E.,
Simone Nicole L.
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
the oncologist
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.176
H-Index - 164
eISSN - 1549-490X
pISSN - 1083-7159
DOI - 10.1634/theoncologist.2013-0062
Subject(s) - cachexia , cancer cachexia , medicine , calorie restriction , cancer , ketogenic diet , intervention (counseling) , weight loss , weight gain , calorie , oncology , endocrinology , body weight , obesity , psychiatry , epilepsy
In response to Dr. Klement's comments, Drs. Simone and Champ agree that a ketogenic diet (KD) may be added as a dietary intervention in cancer treatment. They suggest that patients with certain cancers that put them at risk for cachexia may respond best to a KD, whereas patients with cancers that do worse with weight gain might benefit more from calorie restriction or intermittent fasting.