Effect of Ketogenic Diet on Quality of Life in Adults with Chronic Disease: A Systematic Review of Randomized Controlled Trials.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Chronic diseases adversely affect quality of life (QOL). The ketogenic diet (KD) may improve the QOL.

Objective

The aim of this systematic review was to summarize the available evidence of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) to establish the effect of KD on the QOL in adults with chronic diseases.

Methods

Reporting followed PRISMA guidelines. We included randomized controlled trials (RCTs) conducted on adults with chronic disease including an intervention group that received KD and a control group, and where QOL was reported as outcome. We searched PubMed, APA PsycInfo, EMBASE, the Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature (CINAHL), the Cochrane Library, and Clinicaltrials.gov, and the references of the included articles and previous relevant

SUBMITTER: Abboud M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8708168 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature