2014
DOI: 10.1007/s12020-014-0192-3
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Abstract: The global prevalence of obesity has significantly increased in most industrialized countries. Anti-obesity drugs are scarce, and indications to change their life style are impractical. Therefore, to identify diets able to produce significantly and maintained weight loss is mandatory. The present work evaluated the efficacy of a very low-calorie-ketogenic (VLCK) diet in obesity. A group of obese patients were randomized into two groups: the VLCK diet group and a standard low-calorie diet (LC group). The follow… Show more

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“…VLCKD is characterized by rapid weight reduction, mainly in the ketogenic step . In the present work, the efficacy of the VLCKD diet in weight loss was in agreement with previous studies conducted using this method .…”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 92%
“…VLCKD is characterized by rapid weight reduction, mainly in the ketogenic step . In the present work, the efficacy of the VLCKD diet in weight loss was in agreement with previous studies conducted using this method .…”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 92%
“…Investigators in included studies used 14% to 43% calories from carbohydrate in their dietary treatments. Proportion of protein and fat for most studies was comparable, except in Tay et al, and Nuttall and Gannon, which had marked higher proportion of calories from fat and Moreno et al from protein. Duration of follow‐up varied between 5 weeks and 24 months.…”
Section: Resultsmentioning
confidence: 75%
“…Studies were conducted between 2003 and 2015. Two studies originated from Asia, 4 from Australasia, 4 from United States, and 2 from Europe . The average age of participants ranged from 44 to 63 years.…”
Section: Resultsmentioning
confidence: 99%
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“…These diets together with physical exercise do not reduce lean mass, as evidenced by the results of two recent studies carried out in young and middleaged patients. In a controlled, two-year follow-up study into obese patients (mean BMI, 35.1 kg/m 2 ), where those who were treated with a VLCD had lost an average of 22.0 kg at six months, 19.9 kg per year (p <0.0001) and continued to maintain a mean weight loss of 8.8 kg at two years, there was practically no change in lean mass during the 24 months of study [57,58], and it was found that the VLCD diet was safe, well tolerated and significantly more effective than the standard hypocaloric diet. In another study, in which body composition changes were assessed by dual energy densitometry (DXA), multifrequency bioelectrical impedance analysis and air displacement plethysmography in obese patients who lost weight by following a VLCD for four months, it was found that loss of weight (an average of 20.2 kg in four months) occurred mainly at the expense of body fat and visceral mass, while muscle mass and strength were maintained [56].…”
Section: Diet and Supplementationmentioning
confidence: 98%