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Ketogenic diet: a tool for the management of neuroendocrine neoplasms?

Critical reviews in food science and nutrition
January 1, 2022
Giovanna Muscogiuri et al. (9 authors)
Journal ArticleReviewHuman Study
Study Details

Study Goal

The researchers aimed to review the potential role of ketogenic diet (a low-carbohydrate diet) in managing neuroendocrine neoplasms (NENs) and its broader implications in cancer therapy.

Results Summary

The abstract suggests that a ketogenic diet may sensitize cancers to standard treatments by targeting altered cancer cell metabolism, with potential benefits for NENs, though specific outcomes are not detailed.

Population

Patients with neuroendocrine neoplasms (NENs) and broader cancer populations (e.g., gynecological, neurological cancers).

Effective Dosage

Not specified

Duration

Not specified

Interactions

None mentioned

Extracted Claims (6)
InterventionDirectionEndpointPopulationDosageImpactClaim #
malnutrition
increase
rates of complications, hospitalization, hospital stay, costs and mortality
patients with neuroendocrine neoplasms
-
negatively impacts
#1
poor nutritional status
decrease
outcome
patients with pancreatic neuroendocrine neoplasms
-
could influence
#2
obesity
increase
these neoplasms
-
-
could stimulate the growth
#3
Ketogenic diet
neutral
management of several types of cancer
-
-
has been reported to be a promising approach
#4
Ketogenic diet
neutral
most cancers to standard treatment
-
-
appears to sensitize
#5
Ketogenic diet
neutral
adjuvant cancer therapy
-
-
resulting in a promising candidate
#6
Abstract

Neuroendocrine neoplasms (NENs) are a heterogeneous group of neoplasms, whose incidence has rapidly increased in the last years. Nutrition plays an important role in their management; indeed, malnutrition negatively impacts on rates of complications, hospitalization, hospital stay, costs and mortality. Furthermore, it has been reported that a poor nutritional status could influence the outcome of patients with pancreatic NENs. Moreover, obesity, predisposing to insulin resistance and compensatory hyperinsulinemia, could stimulate the growth of these neoplasms. Ketogenic diet (KD), a high-fat, low-carbohydrate diet with adequate amounts of protein, has been reported to be a promising approach for the management of several types of cancer, mostly gynecological and neurological ones. Indeed, it appears to sensitize most cancers to standard treatment by exploiting the reprogramed metabolism of cancer cells and thus resulting in a promising candidate as an adjuvant cancer therapy. Thus, the aim of this review is to provide an overview on the importance of nutrition in cancer management and in particular in NENs' setting. Furthermore, we reported the current evidence on the efficacy of KD in the management of cancer and based on molecular mechanisms; we also hypothesize the potential use of this nutritional pattern in the management of NENs.

Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)
Diet, High-FatDiet, KetogenicHumansMalnutritionNeoplasmsNeuroendocrine TumorsNutritional Status
Study Links
Quality Scores
SafetyNot Assessed
Efficacy70/10
Quality60/10
Citation Metrics
Total Citations12
Citations/Year4.0
Relative Citation Ratio1.54
NIH Percentile66%
Research Impact Scores
APT Score0.75
Weight Score2.26
Normalized Score0.60
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