Ketogenic diet
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| Ketogenic diet | |
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| Term | Ketogenic diet |
| Short definition | ketogenic diet (KEE-toh-JEH-nik DY-et) A high-fat and low-carbohydrate (sugar) diet that causes the body to break down fat into molecules called ketones. Ketones circulate in the blood and become the main source of energy for many cells in the body. |
| Type | Cancer terms |
| Specialty | Oncology |
| Language | English |
| Source | NCI |
| Comments | |
ketogenic diet - (pronounced) (KEE-toh-JEH-nik DY-et) A high-fat and low-carbohydrate (sugar) diet that causes the body to break down fat into molecules called ketones. Ketones circulate in the blood and become the main source of energy for many cells in the body. A ketogenic diet is used to treat some types of epilepsy and is being studied to treat some types of cancer
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