Keyto app and device versus WW app on weight loss and metabolic risk in adults with overweight or obesity: A randomized trial.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The aim of this study was to determine whether a Mediterranean-style, ketogenic diet mobile health application (app) with breath acetone biofeedback is superior to a calorie-restricted, low-fat diet app in promoting weight loss.

Methods

Participants (n = 155) with overweight/obesity (mean [SD]: age 41 [11] years, BMI = 34 [5] kg/m² , 71% female) were randomized to one of the interventions delivered entirely via app. Participants received a wireless scale and were instructed to take daily weight measurements. A third-party laboratory collected blood samples at baseline and 12 weeks.

Results

Weight loss at 12 weeks was greater in the ketogenic (-5.6 kg; 95% CI: -6.7 kg to -4.5 kg) compared with the low-fat group (-2.5 kg; 95% CI: -3.6 kg to -1.4 kg)

SUBMITTER: Falkenhain K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8518592 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature