Very low-calorie ketogenic diet (VLCKD): a therapeutic nutritional tool for acne?

ABSTRACT:

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 and oxidation. The role of diet in acne remains inconclusive, but the very low-calorie ketogenic diet (VLCKD), known for weight loss and generating anti-inflammatory ketone bodies, presents promising potential. Despite this, the effects of VLCKD on acne remain underexplored. This study aimed to investigate the efficacy of a 45-day active phase of VLCKD in reducing the clinical severity of acne in young women with treatment-naïve moderate acne and grade I obesity.

Methods

Thirty-one women with treatment-naïve moderate acne, g

SUBMITTER: Verde L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10983624 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature