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966 questions · 1,015 findings · 90 reviews · Headline outcomes only

No studies found 256 · 25.2%GRADE not reported 62 · 6.1%Very low 271 · 26.7%Low 269 · 26.5%Moderate 111 · 10.9%High 46 · 4.5%

Intervention diet vs usual on‐treatment diet

Diarrhoea (grade 2+) · People undergoing pelvic radiotherapy for urological, gynaecological or colorectal cancer

Summary of findings: Diet interventions showed no clear difference in diarrhoea (grade 2+) compared with usual on‐treatment diet (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Intervention diet vs usual on‐treatment diet

QoL · People undergoing pelvic radiotherapy for urological, gynaecological or colorectal cancer

Summary of findings: Diet interventions showed no clear difference in QOL scores (IBDQ) (higher scores better) compared with usual on‐treatment diet (low certainty).

3 findings from 1 review

Intervention diet vs usual on‐treatment diet

Diarrhoea (grade 1+) · People undergoing pelvic radiotherapy for urological, gynaecological or colorectal cancer

Summary of findings: Diet interventions showed no clear difference in diarrhoea (grade 1+) compared with usual on‐treatment diet (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Intervention diet vs usual on‐treatment diet

Mean GI symptom scores (Vaizey scale) (higher scores better) · People undergoing pelvic radiotherapy for urological, gynaecological or colorectal cancer

Summary of findings: Diet interventions showed no clear difference in mean GI symptom scores (Vaizey scale) (higher scores better) compared with usual on‐treatment diet (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Ketogenic diet (KD) vs usual care

Seizure freedom · children (aged 1 to 18 years) with drug‐resistant epilepsy

It is very uncertain whether ketogenic diet (KD) changes seizure freedom (100% reduction in seizure frequency) compared with usual care (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Ketogenic diet (KD) vs usual care

Treatment withdrawal · adults (aged 16 years and over) with drug‐resistant epilepsy

It is very uncertain whether ketogenic diet (KD) changes treatment withdrawal compared with usual care (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review