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A systematic review of the use of ketogenic diets in adult patients with cancer
Author(s) -
Sremanakova J.,
Sowerbutts A. M.,
Burden S.
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
journal of human nutrition and dietetics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.951
H-Index - 70
eISSN - 1365-277X
pISSN - 0952-3871
DOI - 10.1111/jhn.12587
Subject(s) - ketogenic diet , medicine , adverse effect , cancer , quality of life (healthcare) , cohort , anthropometry , clinical trial , disease , pediatrics , epilepsy , nursing , psychiatry
A growing body of evidence indicates the importance of nutrition in cancer treatment. Ketogenic diets are one strategy that has been proposed to enhance traditional anticancer therapy. This review summarises the evidence concerning the effect of oral ketogenic diets on anthropometry, metabolism, quality of life (QoL) and tumour effects, at the same time as documenting adverse events and adherence in patients with cancer.