Summary: A ketogenic diet is high in fat, low in carbohydrates and has an average amount of protein. Could this combination help fight cancer?Cancer is a collection of related diseases, where the cells in your body begin to divide at an abnormal rate. This allows old and damaged cells to survive (when they should normally die) and new cells are formed that aren't needed. The extra growth of cells can form tumors. A ketogenic diet is high in fat, low in carbohydrates and has an average amount of protein. The fat and carbs act as your body's main source of energy. Doctors have been using this diet for years to help ease epilepsy, and now researchers are looking into seeing if this diet can help fight cancer. Researchers from the University of South Florida found a combination of oxygen therapy and the ketogenic diet stopped the spread of cancer cells in mice and increased their survival. What were the other results of this study? Listen in and join Dr. Mike as he discusses the latest research surrounding a ketogenic diet.
