Since 2007, the Dpt. of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Würzburg Hospital has recommended a diet very low in carbohydrates but high in healthy fats and protein for patients with advanced cancer. This kind of diet may also alleviate the side effects of standard chemo- and radiation therapies. We have received several inquiries for information in English and we are happy to offer this now on our homepage. Please find additional information at the bottom of this page.
Before starting this kind of diet
When considering a special diet, please note that the development and spread of cancer is a very complicated and complex process that cannot be fought with diet alone. Nevertheless, cancer cells have a different metabolism than healthy body cells.
Tumour tissue prefers sugar for energy and often has problems burning fat for its energy demands. In contrast, the healthy cells of cancer patients often have a problem utilizing carbohydrates and the metabolism favours fat for energy.
This phenomenon is predominantly caused by a typical cancer associated metabolism characterized by an increased insulin resistance of muscles and organs and an increased expression of sugar-uptake receptors on cancer cells.
Although none of our patients have suffered any severe side effects on this diet, please inform your oncologist that you are following the diet and ask him/her to support you.
How a ketogenic diet can help cancer patients
A low carbohydrate and high fat diet is called a “ketogenic diet” and is used worldwide for the treatment of certain diseases, for example epilepsy in children and adipositas (e. g. Atkins-Diet).
Previously published case studies of tumour patients on a ketogenic diet give us reason to hope that this diet can stop the spread of a tumour disease, or at least slow it down (1,2). This diet can also minimize the side effects of chemotherapy (fatigue, exhaustion, stomach pain, and nausea) and prevent weight loss – especially the loss of muscle. A preliminary study at the University of Würzburg Hospital, Dpt. of Obstetrics and Gynaecology (3) has shown the feasibility of this diet for patients with advanced cancer.
The effects of this diet on glioblastoma patients are currently being investigated at the University of Frankfurt Hospital, Department of Neurology, within the framework of the ERGO-Study (4). Furthermore, a study protocol on carbohydrate restriction in cancer patients was published by the Hospital of Albert Einstein College of Medicine New York (5).
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http://www.frauenklinik.uni-wuerzburg.de/forschung/ketogenic_english.htm
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