Rhonda Patrick· PhD
Mice with colorectal cancer fed the ketogenic diets also lived longer.
The headline is broadly defensible, but the qualifications matter. Effect sizes vary by population, the strongest claims rest on shorter trials, and credible voices push back on how it's typically framed.
Mice with colorectal cancer fed the ketogenic diets also lived longer.
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We know this because, if we put exogenous ketones into a standard diet, we can extend the life of animals that have metastatic cancer. So we've published that in the "International Journal of Cancer."