title: [Is there a diet therapy for malignant tumors].
abstract: None of the numerous und repeatedly recommended tumor diets' therapeutic effects have ever been proven. All types of diet are based on speculation. Starting points for a discussion on possible therapeutic mechanisms are the increased mineralocorticoid release as result of low sodium and high potassium uptake, the effects of a low fat intake on the immunological mechanisms, and the inhibitory effect on tumor growth by high carotene and vitamin C intake.
mesh_terms: D004040:Dietary Carbohydrates / Q000008:administration & dosage; D004041:Dietary Fats / Q000008:administration & dosage; D004044:Dietary Proteins / Q000008:administration & dosage; D005247:Feeding Behavior; D006801:Humans; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000178:diet therapy*
chemical_list: D004040:Dietary Carbohydrates; D004041:Dietary Fats; D004044:Dietary Proteins
vernacular_title: Gibt es eine diätetische Therapie maligner Tumoren?