Effect of a Ketogenic Diet on the Nutritional Parameters of Obese Patients: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

ABSTRACT: The effect of a ketogenic diet (KD) on biochemical parameters and nutritional status has been the subject of debate over the years, as several randomized clinical trials (RCTs) obtained different results. A systematic review and random-effects meta-analysis of RCTs comparing KD with a balanced diet was performed by means of a search of PubMed, Cochrane Library, Scopus, and Web of Science. Trials where the method for measuring the response variables was unclear, those that considered pathologies other than chronic non-communicable diseases and those with participants receiving pharmacological treatment for obesity were excluded from the comparison. Of the studies included in the meta-analysis, no statistically significant standardized mean differences were observed for body mass index (BMI)

SUBMITTER: Lopez-Espinoza MA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8467306 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature