by Dennis Thompson A component of the keto diet appears to boost the powers of immunotherapy in treating cancer, a new study finds. Beta-hydroxybutyrate (BHB), an acid produced by the body when it’s burning fat instead of blood sugar for energy, appeared to improve response in mice and humans to an immunotherapy approach called CAR...
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Keto diets review finds heart risks, cancer risk, dangers to pregnant women and kidney patients
by Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain In the most comprehensive analysis yet of ketogenic (keto) diets, a review in Frontiers in Nutrition finds keto diets place pregnant women and kidney disease patients at risk of adverse health effects. The review, “Ketogenic Diets and Chronic Disease: Weighing the Benefits Against the Risks,” also found that for...