Does Keto or Fasting Cause Cancer—or Prevent It?

Can fasting or keto really starve cancer? A cancer surgeon on what studies in people show: how these diets work in a healthy body, why people with cancer try them, where they can backfire during treatment, whether they cause or prevent cancer, and the 4 things she'd watch. THE SHORT ANSWER - Starve cancer? No. Your body keeps the fuel coming, and neither one replaces cancer treatment. - If you have cancer: it might help a little alongside treatment. It hasn't been shown to help anyone live longer, and losing weight you can't afford to lose can hurt. - If you're healthy: no human study shows keto or fasting causes or prevents cancer. What you eat on it, and getting to a healthy weight, matter more. Can fasting or keto really starve cancer? https://youtu.be/k6tLTWRhCXU Get The Surgeon's Brief (once a month, free): https://docstockton.com/signup CHAPTERS 0:00 Keto, Fasting And Cancer: What's True? 0:42 What Happens When You Stop Eating 1:30 Why The Scale Drops So Fast 1:50 What Year-Long Studies Show 2:18 Why People With Cancer Try It 3:16 Can You Starve A Tumor? 3:34 A Brain-Tumor MRI Study 3:50 Keto + Chemo: Pancreatic Cancer Trial 4:26 Can Keto Make Cancer Worse? 5:14 Can Fasting Make Chemo Easier? 5:57 Fasting And Chemo Pills 6:21 Autophagy 6:48 The Honest Answer On Survival 6:59 The Real Risk: Weight Loss 7:28 Healthy: Cause Or Prevent Cancer? 7:42 Processed Meat And Colon Cancer 7:55 Body Fat And 13 Cancers 8:06 Who Shouldn't Fast 8:23 Same Diet, Two Different Bodies 8:56 Trying It During Treatment 9:13 4 Things I Would Monitor 9:35 The 3 Answers 10:04 Tried It? Tell Us 10:17 What To Watch Next MORE FROM DR. STOCKTON Does Sugar Feed Cancer? What to eat during treatment: https://youtu.be/UskEcecAWTE Colon Cancer Warning Signs that get brushed off: https://youtu.be/blWBhA3IziA Creatine And Cancer: Should You Stop? https://youtu.be/fgwyMduPTIQ Does Creatine Fight Cancer? https://youtu.be/2yZt0d_QaiM When Should You Get Screened For Colon Cancer? https://youtu.b