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Table 3 Adverse Effects

From: Modified Atkins diet in advanced malignancies - final results of a safety and feasibility trial within the Veterans Affairs Pittsburgh Healthcare System

Adverse Effects n = 11

Number of patients

Percentage

Weight loss

8

73 %

Hyperuricemia

7

64 %

Hyperlipidemia

2

18 %

Pedal edema

2

18 %

Anemia

2

18 %

Halitosis

2

18 %

Pruritus

2

18 %

Hypoglycemia

2

18 %

Hyperkalemia

2

18 %

Hypokalemia

2

18 %

Hypomagnesemia

2

18 %

Flu-like symptoms/fatigue

2

18 %