Journal of human nutrition and dietetics : the official journal of the British Dietetic Association
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Randomized Controlled Trial
Clinical trial: Efficacy of a low or modified fat diet for the prevention of gastrointestinal toxicity in patients receiving radiotherapy treatment for pelvic malignancies.
Inflammatory responses to pelvic radiotherapy can result in severe changes to normal gastrointestinal function with potentially severe long-term effects. Reduced or modified fat diets may confer benefit. ⋯ A low or modified fat diet during pelvic radiotherapy did not improve gastrointestinal symptom scores compared to a normal fat intake. An inadequate differential in fat intake between the groups may have confounded the results.