A ketogenic diet can lower blood sugar levels. This may help reduce tumor growth and even starve cancer cells of energy.

There are also some mechanisms that suggest that a ketogenic diet may help prevent the development of cancer in the first place. Primarily, it may reduce several of the main risk factors for cancer like the ones listed below.

• Decrease IGF-1 Levels: The ketogenic diet is thought to reduce IGF-1 levels, thereby decreasing the direct effects insulin has on cell growth. This may reduce tumor growth and cancer risk over the long term.

• Lower Blood Sugar Levels: Ketogenic diet can be very effective at lowering blood sugar levels and managing diabetes. Beyond lowering blood sugar, the ketogenic diets may also help treat cancer via other mechanisms. These include lowering calories, reducing insulin, and increasing ketones.

• Decrease Obesity: Obesity is also a risk factor for cancer. Since a ketogenic diet is a powerful weight-loss tool it may also help reduce the risk of cancer by fighting obesity.

The ketogenic diet reduces IGF-1 levels, blood sugar levels, diabetes, and obesity. These factors may lead to a reduced risk of developing cancer in the first place. Most importantly, the ketogenic diet seems to produce no significant side effects when combined with conventional cancer treatments.