Intermittent fasting in the prevention and treatment of cancer

KK Clifton, CX Ma, L Fontana… - CA: a cancer journal for …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Chronic caloric restriction (CR) has powerful anticarcinogenic actions in both preclinical and
clinical studies but may be difficult to sustain. As an alternative to CR, there has been …

[HTML][HTML] Could intermittent energy restriction and intermittent fasting reduce rates of cancer in obese, overweight, and normal-weight subjects? A summary of evidence

MN Harvie, T Howell - Advances in Nutrition, 2016 - Elsevier
Animal studies and human observational data link energy restriction (ER) to reduced rates of
carcinogenesis. Most of these studies have involved continuous energy restriction (CER) …

The effect of caloric restriction and fasting on cancer

M Alidadi, M Banach, PC Guest, S Bo… - Seminars in Cancer …, 2021 - Elsevier
Cancer is one of the most frequent causes of worldwide death and morbidity and is a major
public health problem. Although, there are several widely used treatment methods including …

Roles of caloric restriction, ketogenic diet and intermittent fasting during initiation, progression and metastasis of cancer in animal models: a systematic review and …

M Lv, X Zhu, H Wang, F Wang, W Guan - PloS one, 2014 - journals.plos.org
Background The role of dietary restriction regimens such as caloric restriction, ketogenic diet
and intermittent fasting in development of cancers has been detected via abundant …

[HTML][HTML] Fasting and cancer treatment in humans: A case series report

FM Safdie, T Dorff, D Quinn, L Fontana, M Wei… - Aging (Albany …, 2009 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Abstract Short-term fasting (48 hours) was shown to be effective in protecting normal cells
and mice but not cancer cells against high dose chemotherapy, termed Differential Stress …

Fasting and caloric restriction in cancer prevention and treatment

S Brandhorst, VD Longo - Metabolism in cancer, 2016 - Springer
Cancer is the second leading cause of death in the USA and among the leading major
diseases in the world. It is anticipated to continue to increase because of the growth of the …

Fasting vs dietary restriction in cellular protection and cancer treatment: from model organisms to patients

C Lee, VD Longo - Oncogene, 2011 - nature.com
The dietary recommendation for cancer patients receiving chemotherapy, as described by
the American Cancer Society, is to increase calorie and protein intake. Yet, in simple …

When less may be more: calorie restriction and response to cancer therapy

CH O'Flanagan, LA Smith, SB McDonell, SD Hursting - BMC medicine, 2017 - Springer
Calorie restriction (CR) extends lifespan and has been shown to reduce age-related
diseases including cancer, diabetes, and cardiovascular and neurodegenerative diseases …

A review of fasting effects on the response of cancer to chemotherapy

M Sadeghian, S Rahmani, S Khalesi, E Hejazi - Clinical nutrition, 2021 - Elsevier
Background & aims Studies suggest that fasting before or during chemotherapy may induce
differential stress resistance, reducing the adverse effects of chemotherapy and enhancing …

Safety and feasibility of fasting-mimicking diet and effects on nutritional status and circulating metabolic and inflammatory factors in cancer patients undergoing active …

F Valdemarin, I Caffa, A Persia, AL Cremonini… - Cancers, 2021 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Our phase I/II clinical trial demonstrated that periodic cycles of a modified
fasting regime (“fasting-mimicking diet”(FMD) by L-Nutra) were feasible and safe in cancer …