The ketogenic diet is an effective adjuvant to radiation therapy for the treatment of malignant glioma.

The ketogenic diet is an effective adjuvant to radiation therapy for the treatment of malignant glioma.

INTRODUCTION: The ketogenic diet (KD) is a high-fat, low-carbohydrate diet that alters metabolism by increasing the level of ketone bodies in the blood. KetoCal® (KC) is a nutritionally complete, commercially available 4:1 (fat:carbohydrate+protein) ketogenic formula that is an effective non-pharmac...

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Main Authors: Mohammed G Abdelwahab, Kathryn E Fenton, Mark C Preul, Jong M Rho, Andrew Lynch, Phillip Stafford, Adrienne C Scheck
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3341352?pdf=render

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