IRCT2016102830538N1 IRCT 2016-12-20 Vice chancellor of research, International Campus, Tehran University of Medical Sciences The effect of very low carbohydrate and high fat diet on gastric cancer A clinical trial comparing a very low carbohydrate MCT oil supplemented diet with standard diet on prognostic biomarkers and indicators related to cachexia in gastric adenocarcinoma patients. 2016-12-10 anticipated 20 Complete https://irct.ir/trial/24231 interventional Randomization: Randomized, Blinding: Not blinded, Placebo: Not used, Assignment: Parallel, Purpose: Treatment. N/A Gastric cancer. Intervention 1: Intervention group receives an Isocaloric diet with low carbohydrate content. Dietary components will change weekly in order to increase MCT oil consumption. The carbohydrates are limited to 10 to 15% of daily energy intake. Proteins are 20 to 30% of energy, fats are 45 to 55% of daily energy, and remaining energy will be supplied by MCT oil 15 to 30% with a gradually increasing method. Intervention 2: Patients in the control group are recipients of an Isocaloric standard diet with the normal dietary components based on their dietary requirements.