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Worth noting that unlike the cells of the human body, cancer cells are unable to utilize ketones as an energy source[0][1], hence the benefits of a ketogenic diet.

A ketogenic diet can also be ideally coupled with intermittent fasting[2] in order to engage/enhance autophagy within the body.

[0] https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5842847/

[1] https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6375425/

[2] https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6257056/

parent oedmarap 5 years ago

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