Very low-calorie ketogenic diet (VLCKD): an antihypertensive nutritional approach [PDF]
Journal of Translational Medicine, 2023 Background Obesity is accompanied by hormonal, inflammatory and endothelial alterations. These alterations induce a stimulation of several other mechanisms that contribute to the hypertensive state and to increase the cardiovascular morbidity. This pilot,
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The Potential Roles of Very Low Calorie, Very Low Calorie Ketogenic Diets and Very Low Carbohydrate Diets on the Gut Microbiota Composition [PDF]
Frontiers in Endocrinology, 2021 Several studies have described a strong correlation between diet, weight loss, and gut microbiota composition. The aim of this review was to evaluate the potential effects of energy-restricted diets, namely very low calorie diets (VLCDs), very low ...
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Predictors of weight loss in patients with obesity treated with a Very Low-Calorie Ketogenic Diet [PDF]
Frontiers in Nutrition, 2023 IntroductionThe Very Low-Calorie Ketogenic Diet (VLCKD) has emerged as a safe and effective intervention for the management of metabolic disease. Studies examining weight loss predictors are scarce and none has investigated such factors upon VLCKD ...
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Very low-calorie ketogenic diet (VLCKD): a therapeutic nutritional tool for acne? [PDF]
Journal of Translational MedicineBackground Acne, a chronic inflammatory disease impacting the pilosebaceous unit, is influenced significantly by inflammation and oxidative stress, and is commonly associated with obesity. Similarly, obesity is also associated with increased inflammation
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Severe type 2 diabetes (T2D) remission using a very low-calorie ketogenic diet (VLCKD) [PDF]
Endocrine Connections, 2022 There is a close association between obesity and type 2 diabetes (T2D). The value of weight loss in the management of patients with T2D has long been known.
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Personalizing Obesity Treatment: Real-World Comparison of a Very-Low-Calorie Ketogenic Diet Versus a Whole-Food Mediterranean Ketogenic Diet [PDF]
MetabolitesBackground/Objectives: Obesity is a chronic, relapsing disease in which lifestyle modification represents the cornerstone of treatment. Among dietary strategies, ketogenic diets can induce rapid weight loss, whereas the Mediterranean diet is associated ...
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Comparison of a pre-bariatric surgery very low-calorie ketogenic diet and the Mediterranean diet effects on weight loss, metabolic parameters, and liver size reduction [PDF]
Scientific Reports, 2022 This study compared the effects on weight as well as on metabolic parameters and liver size of a very low-calorie ketogenic diet versus a Mediterranean diet in patients with morbid obesity preparing to undergo bariatric surgery.
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The Antioxidant Potential of the Mediterranean Diet as a Predictor of Weight Loss after a Very Low-Calorie Ketogenic Diet (VLCKD) in Women with Overweight and Obesity [PDF]
Antioxidants, 2022 Obesity involves a chronic state of low-grade inflammation, which is linked to the development of several comorbidities. Recently, the very low-calorie ketogenic diet (VLCKD) has gained great interest in the treatment of obesity, almost ousting the ...
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Ketogenic Diet-Induced Weight Loss is Associated with an Increase in Vitamin D Levels in Obese Adults [PDF]
Molecules, 2019 Vitamin D is an important micronutrient involved in several processes. Evidence has shown a strong association between hypovitaminosis D and cardio-metabolic diseases, including obesity.
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Very-low-calorie ketogenic diet vs hypocaloric balanced diet in the prevention of high-frequency episodic migraine: the EMIKETO randomized, controlled trial [PDF]
Journal of Translational Medicine, 2023 Background Migraine is the second world’s cause of disability. Among non-pharmacological treatments, nutritional intervention, particularly ketogenic diet, represents one of the most promising approaches.
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