A Ketogenic Diet Is Acceptable in Women with Ovarian and Endometrial Cancer and Has No Adverse Effects on Blood Lipids: A Randomized, Controlled Trial

• Published in: Nutrition and cancer Vol. 72; no. 4; pp. 584 - 594
• Main Authors: Cohen, Caroline W., Fontaine, Kevin R., Arend, Rebecca C., Gower, Barbara A.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Taylor & Francis 18.05.2020; Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Subjects: Adult; Aged; Blood; Body weight loss; Cancer; Carbohydrates; Chronic illnesses; Correlation analysis; Covariance; Diet; Diet, Ketogenic - adverse effects; Dietary intake; Endometrial cancer; Endometrial Neoplasms - blood; Endometrial Neoplasms - therapy; Endometrium; Female; Food intake; High fat diet; Humans; Ketogenesis; Ketones; Lipids; Lipids - blood; Low carbohydrate diet; Middle Aged; NCT03171506; Ovarian cancer; Ovarian Neoplasms - blood; Ovarian Neoplasms - therapy; Patient Compliance; Randomization; Weight loss; NCT03171506

Ketogenic diets (KDs) are emerging as effective therapies for several chronic diseases, including cancer. However, concerns regarding safety and adherence may prevent clinicians from prescribing KDs. We hypothesized that a KD does not negatively affect blood lipid profile compared to a lower-fat die...