Exploring the Feasibility and Effects of a Ketogenic Diet in Patients With CNS Malignancies: A Retrospective Case Series

Exploring the Feasibility and Effects of a Ketogenic Diet in Patients With CNS Malignancies: A Retrospective Case Series

Background: Recently, the ketogenic diet has been proposed as an adjunct treatment for a range of medical conditions including weight loss, diabetes, cancer, and neurodegenerative diseases. Because malignant CNS tumors are highly dependent on glucose, the use of a ketogenic diet as an adjunct therap...

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Main Authors: Cristina M. Panhans, Gillian Gresham, L. J. Amaral, Jethro Hu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-05-01
Series:Frontiers in Neuroscience
Subjects:
ketogenic diet
glioma
glioblastoma
astrocytoma
Warburg effect
Atkins
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fnins.2020.00390/full

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