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VLCKD: a real time safety study in obesity [PDF]

Journal of Translational Medicine, 2022
Background Very Low-Calorie Ketogenic Diet (VLCKD) is currently a promising approach for the treatment of obesity. However, little is known about the side effects since most of the studies reporting them were carried out in normal weight subjects ...
Luigi Barrea, Ludovica Verde, Claudia Vetrani, Francesca Marino, Sara Aprano, Silvia Savastano, Annamaria Colao, Giovanna Muscogiuri   +7 more
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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,
Luigi Barrea, Ludovica Verde, Pasquale Santangeli, Stefania Lucà, Annamaria Docimo, Silvia Savastano, Annamaria Colao, Giovanna Muscogiuri   +7 more
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Very low-calorie ketogenic diet (VLCKD): a therapeutic nutritional tool for acne? [PDF]

Journal of Translational Medicine
Background 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
Ludovica Verde, Evelyn Frias-Toral, Sara Cacciapuoti, Daniel Simancas-Racines, Matteo Megna, Giuseppina Caiazzo, Luca Potestio, Maria Maisto, Gian Carlo Tenore, Annamaria Colao, Silvia Savastano, Giovanna Muscogiuri, Luigi Barrea   +12 more
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Obesity and Obesity-Related Thyroid Dysfunction: Any Potential Role for the Very Low-Calorie Ketogenic Diet (VLCKD)? [PDF]

Curr Nutr Rep
Purpose of Review This review aims to explore in-depth the different aspects of the association between very low-calorie ketogenic diet (VLCKD), obesity and obesity-related thyroid dysfunction.
Chapela SP, Simancas-Racines A, Ceriani F, Martinuzzi ALN, Russo MP, Zambrano AK, Simancas-Racines D, Verde L, Muscogiuri G, Katsanos CS, Frias-Toral E, Barrea L.   +11 more
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Can the ketogenic diet improve our dreams? Effect of very low-calorie ketogenic diet (VLCKD) on sleep quality [PDF]

Journal of Translational Medicine, 2023
Background Obesity is a condition that is often associated with sleep disorders, including reduced sleep quality (SQ). Very low calorie ketogenic diet (VLCKD) has proven to be effective in the management of obesity and associated metabolic disorders ...
Luigi Barrea, Ludovica Verde, Cherubino Di Lorenzo, Silvia Savastano, Annamaria Colao, Giovanna Muscogiuri   +5 more
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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 ...
Ludovica Verde, Maria Dalamaga, Xavier Capó, Giuseppe Annunziata, Maria Hassapidou, Annamaria Docimo, Silvia Savastano, Annamaria Colao, Giovanna Muscogiuri, Luigi Barrea   +9 more
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Very low-calorie ketogenic diet (VLCKD) in the management of hidradenitis suppurativa (Acne Inversa): an effective and safe tool for improvement of the clinical severity of disease. Results of a pilot study [PDF]

Journal of Translational Medicine
Background Hidradenitis suppurativa (HS), an inflammatory-based dermatological condition often associated with obesity, poses significant challenges in management.
Ludovica Verde, Sara Cacciapuoti, Giuseppina Caiazzo, Matteo Megna, Fabrizio Martora, Annarita Cavaliere, Maria Mattera, Maria Maisto, Gian Carlo Tenore, Annamaria Colao, Silvia Savastano, Giovanna Muscogiuri, Luigi Barrea   +12 more
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Impact of Ketogenic and Mediterranean Diets on Gut Microbiota Profile and Clinical Outcomes in Drug-Naïve Patients with Diabesity: A 12-Month Pilot Study [PDF]

Metabolites
Background/Objectives: Managing type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and obesity requires a multidimensional, patient-centered approach including nutritional interventions (NIs) and physical activity.
Vanessa Palmas, Andrea Deledda, Vitor Heidrich, Giuseppina Sanna, Giulia Cambarau, Michele Fosci, Lorenzo Puglia, Enrico Antonio Cappai, Alessio Lai, Andrea Loviselli, Aldo Manzin, Fernanda Velluzzi   +11 more
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A New Nomenclature for the Very Low-Calorie Ketogenic Diet (VLCKD): Very Low-Energy Ketogenic Therapy (VLEKT). Ketodiets and Nutraceuticals Expert Panels: "KetoNut", Italian Society of Nutraceuticals (SINut) and the Italian Association of Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition (ADI). [PDF]

Curr Nutr Rep
Purpose of review: In an attempt to clarify the most appropriate nomenclature for the very low-calorie ketogenic diets (VLCKD), we propose to change the nomenclature and acronym of this medical nutrition therapy.
Barrea L, Caprio M, Grassi D, Cicero AFG, Bagnato C, Paolini B, Muscogiuri G.   +6 more
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Efficacy of very low-calorie ketogenic diet with the Pronokal® method in obese women with polycystic ovary syndrome: a 16-week randomized controlled trial [PDF]

Endocrine Connections, 2023
Objective: The aim of this study is to assess the efficacy of a very low-calorie ketogenic diet (VLCKD) method vs a Mediterranean low-calorie diet (LCD) in obese polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) women of a reproductive age.
Srdjan Pandurevic, Ilaria Mancini, Dimitri Mitselman, Matteo Magagnoli, Rita Teglia, Roberta Fazzeri, Paola Dionese, Carolina Cecchetti, Massimiliamo Caprio, Costanzo Moretti, Justyna Sicinska, Alessandro Agostini, Domenica Gazineo, Lea Godino, Ignacio Sajoux, Flaminia Fanelli, Cristina M Meriggiola, Uberto Pagotto, Alessandra Gambineri   +18 more
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