Trial reportNutrients2018
Favorable Effects of a Ketogenic Diet on Physical Function, Perceived Energy, and Food Cravings in Women with Ovarian or Endometrial Cancer: A Randomized, Controlled Trial.
Trial report in Nutrients, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 59 papers, 8 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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59 citing papers in PubMed, 8 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 120 citations in OpenAlex.
- European Association for the Study of Obesity (EASO) Position Statement on Medical Nutrition Therapy for the Management of Individuals with Overweight or Obesity and Cancer.Obesity facts · 2025Guideline
- Effect of Ketogenic Diets on Body Composition and Metabolic Parameters of Cancer Patients: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Nutrients · 2022Pooled it
- Altered Food Behavior and Cancer: A Systematic Review of the Literature.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Pooled it
- Effect of Ketogenic Diet on Quality of Life in Adults with Chronic Disease: A Systematic Review of Randomized Controlled Trials.Nutrients · 2021Pooled it
- The use of ketogenic diets in cancer patients: a systematic review.Clinical and experimental medicine · 2021Pooled it
- Cancer Treatment With the Ketogenic Diet: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Animal Studies.Frontiers in nutrition · 2021Pooled it
- Ketogenic diets in medical oncology: a systematic review with focus on clinical outcomes.Medical oncology (Northwood, London, England) · 2020Pooled it
- Nutritional Interventions to Improve Clinical Outcomes in Ovarian Cancer: A Systematic Review of Randomized Controlled Trials.Nutrients · 2019Pooled it
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- Does a ketogenic diet have beneficial effects on quality of life, physical activity or biomarkers in patients with breast cancer: a randomized controlled clinical trial.Nutrition journal · 2020Trial
- Nutrition as Modulator of Oxidative Stress in Cancer Prevention and Treatment.International journal of molecular sciences · 2026Review
- Metabolic Crosstalk Between Host and Tumor as a Circuit of Resilience in Cancer Therapy.Cells · 2026Review
- Ketogenic and Low-Carbohydrate Diets in Prostate Cancer: Metabolic Rationale, Preclinical Evidence, and Preliminary Clinical Data.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Review
- Obesity management in the setting of endometrial cancer and hyperplasia: A narrative review.Gynecologic oncology reports · 2025Review
- The Impact of Ketogenic Nutrition on Obesity and Metabolic Health: Mechanisms and Clinical Implications.Nutrition reviews · 2025Review
- Role of Dietary Carbohydrates in Cognitive Function: A Review.Food science & nutrition · 2025Review
- A phase 1 safety and feasibility trial of a ketogenic diet plus standard of care for patients with recently diagnosed glioblastoma.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Ketogenic diet and cancer: multidimensional exploration and research.Science China. Life sciences · 2025Review
- The role of diet, obesity and body composition in epithelial ovarian cancer development and progression: Mechanisms and therapeutic implications.Gynecologic oncology reports · 2025Review
- Charting cancer's course: revealing the role of diet, exercise, and the microbiome in cancer evolution and immunotherapy response.Clinical & translational oncology : official publication of the Federation of Spanish Oncology Societies and of the National Cancer Institute of Mexico · 2025Review
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5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.
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Abstract
Ketogenic diets (KDs) are gaining attention as a potential adjuvant therapy for cancer, but data are limited for KDs' effects on quality of life. We hypothesized that the KD would (1) improve mental and physical function, including energy levels, (2) reduce hunger, and (3) diminish sweet and starchy food cravings in women with ovarian or endometrial cancer. Participants were randomized to a KD (70:25:5 energy from fat, protein, and carbohydrate) or the American Cancer Society diet (ACS: high-fiber, lower-fat). Questionnaires were administered at baseline and after 12 weeks on the assigned diet to assess changes in mental and physical health, perceived energy, appetite, and food cravings. We assessed both between-group differences and within-group changes using ANCOVA and paired
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