A short-term KD treatment provides significant weight loss and effectively improves hormone regulation and glucose-lipid metabolism in overweight or obese PCOS patients, offering a valuable therapeutic option for managing the condition.
Month: January 2025
The impact of a low-carbohydrate (vs. low-fat) diet on fat mass loss in African American women is modulated by insulin sensitivity
A low-CHO diet leads to a greater FM loss in African American women with obesity and low insulin sensitivity, likely by minimizing the reduction in EE that follows weight loss.
The effect of a ketogenic diet on inflammation-related markers: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials
Forty-four studies were included in this article. The pooled findings showed that a KD has an effect on lowering TNF-α (WMD: -0.32 pg/mL; 95% CI: -0.55, -0.09; P = 0.007) and IL-6 (WMD: -0.27 pg/mL; 95% CI: -0.52, -0.02; P = 0.036) compared with control groups. However, no significant effect was reported for others inflammation marker-related levels. The results of the subgroup analysis showed that, in trials following the KD for ≤8 weeks and in people aged ≤50 years, the reduction in TNF-α levels was significantly higher than in other groups. In addition, in people with a body mass index greater than 30 kg/m2 compared to a body mass index ≤30 kg/m2, IL-6 levels decreased to a greater extent after receiving the KD.