Study Finds Low-Carb ‘Keto’ Diet Has More Benefits than Other Options
- On Thursday, the journal Cell Metabolism published a study showing the ketogenic diet provides superior metabolic benefits for liver health in obese patients compared to Mediterranean or plant-forward diets.
- Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine conducted a clinical trial comparing three popular diets, ensuring participants lost about 10 percent of their body weight to isolate metabolic effects.
- Keto participants achieved a 67 percent average reduction in liver fat and a 50 percent prediabetes remission rate, significantly outperforming the 45 percent reduction and lower remission rates in other groups.
- Nutrition science professor Sai Das of Tufts University called the results 'highly promising,' noting the diet effectively reduces liver fat and triglyceride levels ahead of surgery.
- Samuel Klein, the study's senior author, suggests future research should investigate combining keto with GLP-1 weight-loss medications, though more long-term dietary impact studies remain necessary.
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Ketogenic diet provides greatest health benefits for treating obesity
A diet that severely limits carbohydrates but is high in fat has the greatest health benefits for people with obesity compared to a Mediterranean diet or a low-fat diet, according to a clinical trial publishing August 27 in the Cell Press journal Cell Metabolism.
A study comparing nutritional plans in people with obesity finds slight advantages in ketogenics. But the most important thing is to choose one that suits our lifestyle.
Keto diet has greater health benefits than other popular weight-loss diets, according to clinical trial
A diet that severely limits carbohydrates but is high in fat has the greatest health benefits for people with obesity compared with a Mediterranean diet or a low-fat diet, according to a clinical trial published Aug. 27 in the journal Cell Metabolism. After following a ketogenic (or "Keto") diet for four to five months, about 50% of a group of participants with obesity and prediabetes no longer met the criteria for prediabetes.
A Study Found Keto, Mediterranean, and Plant-Forward Diets Cut Weight Equally. 1 Decreased Liver Fat by 67 Percent
While all three diets improved participants’ metabolic health, one delivered extra benefits in terms of liver fat, blood-sugar control, and insulin levels.
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