Can a Keto Diet Improve Breast Cancer Outcomes? What Research Says

Is there proof that a keto diet can improve breast cancer outcomes? In this video, Dr. Jennifer Griggs explains the potential connection between the ketogenic diet and breast cancer. Delve into the scientific research, understand the potential benefits and risks, and discover whether there is a link between the keto diet and breast cancer treatment.

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Timestamps
0:00 Introduction
0:28 Understanding the Keto Diet
1:22 Can a Keto Diet Impact Breast Cancer?
3:21 Is a Keto Diet Safe During Breast Cancer?

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[EduardQualls]

@2:00 I'm surprised that a medical professional would not know that *you do not need carbs to supply glucose.* The liver can create glucose from protein, fat, and other non-carbohydrate sources to meet the body's needs. This is a process called *_gluconeogenesis_* There are many people who have gone full carnivore, who haven't had carb one in ten or more years, and they are thriving. I don't eat carbs, but do consume (whole, organic) milk, yoghurt, cottage cheese, etc., so all my glucose needs are satisfied by the breakdown of lactose into galactose and glucose. (Galactose, itself, is extremely important for brain health.)

[justcomment]

Many thanks for talking about this important topic! I am a keto advocate and while I am undergoing BC treatment, I can only confirm on my own experience that keto with intermittent fasting does not replace treatment, but supports and enhances it, while significantly reducing treatment side effects. I discuss this with my oncologist and have a blood test every 4 weeks over the past 1, 5 years. I have no deficits, had no side effects at all during and after radiation, barely any side effects from abemaciclib and my false menopause symptoms from letrozole and very mild, also thanks to exercising 4 times per week. I do take some supplements: vitamins D, K2, C, calcium 3x per week, ashwagandha, Q10, black garlic, fish and oregano oil, iodine, spirulina/chlorella, r-alpha-lipoic acid and milk thistle. However! What is very important for BC patients is to reduce animal fat and protein and dairy in the keto diet and increase vegetable intake, pay attention to liver and GI health, reduce/eliminate snacking to avoid blood sugar spikes and generally do everything possible to eliminate inflammation to support treatment. With this approach I get all the nutrients I need, don't feel hungry at all and generally feel great, even though I'm supposed to feel terrible with all the medications. So, keto can be very healthy and be great support to treatment and general well being during treatment, just needs to be modified to BC patients' needs. My oncologist tells me to keep doing what I'm doing because it shows on my blood test results and I can continue and complete my abemaciclib treatment based on that.

[crazychinesewoman]

Hello Doc! What about going on a keto diet after all your treatment - to prevent recurrence?
How helpful is it to go on a keto diet for that reason? thank you very much .

[donnerjacob]

Thank you for broaching this subject. I appreciate that as a physician, you advise people not to use any type of diet in lieu of proven BC treatment. Certainly, reducing sugar intake has been shown to be beneficial in addressing many cancers. Perhaps that is a consideration in favor of a ketogenic nutritional approach...of course, with physician supervision during BC treatment.

[TheProactivePatients]

That does speak to changing your diet, but if you are already on a ketogenic diet or general lower carb diet and your body is used to it and you generally feel better on it (my mental clarity, energy, and GI system seem to work better on low carb), wouldn't be better to keep going with what works for you in general?

[miks]

We can actually get rid of *all carbs* in our diet.
I see no major problem on keeping a low intake of carbs for people without any health conditions, but I cannot say it's preferable. That's still debatable.
More and more people are improving their life or solving heath conditions not only on Keto, but also on strict carnivore diets.
Yes, our body do needs glucose, but our body produces all the glucose it needs by gluconeogenesis. ...it makes it with the amino acids from proteins, glycerol from fat breakdown and also lactate (from muscle metabolism) ...but muscle is easy to rebuild and maintain with regular exercise.
The point is: carbs are not needed to have all the glucose we need in the blood.
...and it's very sad that healthcare professionals still resist so much to all the data from both people that were able to successfully fight off cancer (by lowering the glucose intake from carbs) and from actual biologists and physicians that are making real progress in the subject.
I recommend Professor Thomas Seyfried work to everyone in need to fight cancer or just wanting to learn more about the human body proper nutrition.

[MattSamson]

You actually don't need to eat some carbohydrates to maintain blood glucose. Your body can produce all the glucose it needs from fat through a process called gluconeogenesis. I thought I would clear up the wrong information you provided regarding this.

[Debilee]

I tried keto, found it to hard was just miserable, now I'm careful of what I eat limit sugar, and eat organic veg and fruits No proccessed meats and no take away foods, feel so much better also fasting 14 hour seems to help

[REALcatmom]

Question: I follow a keto diet, and use sweeteners like monk fruit, allulose, and stevia. Do cancers like these kind of sweeteners, the way they do sugar? I’ve always wondered.

[Viviane-kv]

I had lumpectomy, a lymph node removed, stage1. 20 radiation treatments, ended 8/30.
Now I saw the oncologist this past week and was prescribed Anastrozole to decrease chances of breast cancer coming back. After reading the side effects I am afraid to take them. Has anyone here ever taken these. I read the eyes can be affected and I already have glaucoma. I’m 68 almost 69 and I am just scared of all this.

[lindafox]

Please do not conflate ketosis with diabetic ketoACIDosis.

[naheedakhtar]

Hi Dr i have pcos for the pass 18 years i have fatty liver and pre diabetic. Is keto fasting safe for me i fast twice a week for 19 hours .
I been diagnosed with breast cancer last year i was grade 2 stange 3 her 2 positive after surgery her 2 negative stange 1 can i fast.
Will keto work f f

[netravathi.b]

Hello mam is a chances of getting breast cancer during breastfeeding to a breast feeding mother

[SBCA]

What about a keto diet after breast cancer treatment (chemo., surgery, radiation) while on AI and CDK46 inhibitors? Or even more specifically what about a Meditteranean Keto diet with lots of plant based foods?

[JaneRayMendham]

Are Turkey Tail mushrooms or lions mane mushrooms helpful in beating cancer

[heart-centeredhealthcoachi]

I disagree! The ketogenic diet is a very important adjunct to traditional treatment for any cancer. The body runs perfectly on ketones especially the brain. Cancer can not burn ketones! I feel this message is going to keep people from beating cancer.

[naththomas]

Thank you, Dr. Griggs, for nutritional advice in support of breast cancer patients.