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Effectiveness of a Very Low Calorie Ketogenic Diet on Testicular Function in Overweight/Obese Men. [PDF]

Nutrients, 2020
Background: Obesity has become an increasingly worrisome reality. A very-low-calorie ketogenic diet (VLCKD) represents a promising option by which to achieve significant weight loss. This study sought to evaluate the effectiveness of VLCKD on metabolic parameters and hormonal profiles of obese male patients. Methods: We enrolled 40 overweight/obese men
Mongioì LM, Cimino L, Condorelli RA, Magagnini MC, Barbagallo F, Cannarella R, La Vignera S, Calogero AE.   +7 more
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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.
Maria Perticone, Raffaele Maio, Angela Sciacqua, Edoardo Suraci, Angelina Pinto, Roberta Pujia, Roberta Zito, Simona Gigliotti, Giorgio Sesti, Francesco Perticone   +9 more
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Very Low-Calorie Ketogenic Diet (VLCKD) as Pre-Operative First-Line Dietary Therapy in Patients with Obesity Who Are Candidates for Bariatric Surgery. [PDF]

Nutrients, 2023
Bariatric surgery is currently the most effective method for achieving long-term weight loss and reducing the risk of comorbidities and mortality in individuals with severe obesity.
Barrea L, Verde L, Schiavo L, Sarno G, Camajani E, Iannelli A, Caprio M, Pilone V, Colao A, Muscogiuri G.   +9 more
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Corrigendum: Very low calorie ketogenic diet combined with physical interval training for preserving muscle mass during weight loss in sarcopenic obesity: A pilot study [PDF]

Frontiers in Nutrition, 2022
Elisabetta Camajani, Elisabetta Camajani, Alessandra Feraco, Alessandra Feraco, Stefania Proietti, Sabrina Basciani, Luigi Barrea, Luigi Barrea, Andrea Armani, Andrea Armani, Mauro Lombardo, Lucio Gnessi, Massimiliano Caprio, Massimiliano Caprio   +13 more
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Efficacy, safety and tolerability of very low-calorie ketogenic diet in obese women with fibromyalgia: a pilot interventional study [PDF]

Frontiers in Nutrition, 2023
IntroductionObesity can worsen fibromyalgia (FM) and very low-calorie ketogenic diet (VLCKD) is a potential therapeutic option for diseases that share clinical and pathophysiological features with FM.
Jacopo Ciaffi, Lucia Lisi, Anna Mari, Luana Mancarella, Veronica Brusi, Federica Pignatti, Susanna Ricci, Giorgia Vitali, Nicola Stefanelli, Elisa Assirelli, Simona Neri, Susanna Naldi, Cesare Faldini, Cesare Faldini, Francesco Ursini, Francesco Ursini   +15 more
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Very low-calorie ketogenic diet (VLCKD): indicazioni ed efficacia nel trattamento dell’obesità [PDF]

L'Endocrinologo, 2020
SommarioLa very low-calorie ketogenic diet (VLCKD) è un protocollo alimentare fortemente ipocalorico e ipoglucidico che ha il fine di indurre la chetosi. Rispetto a una dieta ipocalorica tradizionale è vantaggiosa sulla fame, sul mantenimento della muscolatura, sull’infiammazione e sul decremento ponderale.
Walter Currenti, Fabio Galvano
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The Therapeutic Role of Short-Chain Fatty Acids Mediated Very Low-Calorie Ketogenic Diet-Gut Microbiota Relationships in Paediatric Inflammatory Bowel Diseases. [PDF]

Nutrients, 2022
The very low-calorie ketogenic diet (VLCKD) has been recognized as a promising dietary regimen for the treatment of several diseases. Short-chain fatty acids (SCFAs) produced by anaerobic bacterial fermentation of indigestible dietary fibre in the gut ...
Alsharairi NA.
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Impressive weight loss induced by a very low-calorie ketogenic diet in a morbidly complex obese patient with a recent episode of acute kidney injury and advanced chronic kidney disease: a case report

Italian Journal of Medicine
The very low-calorie ketogenic diet (VLCKD), characterized by a marked energy restriction that induces rapid weight loss, has recently been proposed as a valid nutritional strategy for managing obesity.
Vincenzo Trapanese, Maria Chiara Pelle, Maria Capria, Nazareno Carullo, Clara Vatalaro, Francesca Cosentino, Melania Melina, Maria Resilde Natale, Federica Giofrè, Franco Arturi   +9 more
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Supplementation with medium-chain fatty acids increases body weight loss during very low-calorie ketogenic diet: a retrospective analysis in a real-life setting [PDF]

Journal of Translational Medicine, 2023
Background Very low-calorie ketogenic diet (VLCKD) has shown to significantly reduce body weight and fat mass, as well as inflammation. These effects are supported by nutritional ketosis, which triggers the utilization of the ketone body as an energy ...
Claudia Vetrani, Ludovica Verde, Silvia Savastano, Annamaria Colao, Giovanna Muscogiuri, Luigi Barrea   +5 more
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Corrigendum: 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
Mariangela Rondanelli, Mariangela Rondanelli, Clara Gasparri, Gabriella Peroni, Milena Anna Faliva, Maurizio Naso, Simone Perna, Philip Bazire, Ignacio Sajoux, Roberto Maugeri, Chiara Rigon   +10 more
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