Trial reportFrontiers in endocrinology2020
Efficacy of a 2-Month Very Low-Calorie Ketogenic Diet (VLCKD) Compared to a Standard Low-Calorie Diet in Reducing Visceral and Liver Fat Accumulation in Patients With Obesity.
Trial report in Frontiers in endocrinology, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT05275608 (Effects of Very Low Calorie Ketogenic Diet on Microbiota, Adipose Tissue and Immunitary Regulation), which is not on this map. Cited by 78 papers, 6 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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The trial behind it
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Effects of Very Low Calorie Ketogenic Diet on Microbiota, Adipose Tissue and Immunitary Regulation: Pilot Study on Patients with Metabolic Syndrome
Who cites it
78 citing papers in PubMed, 6 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 132 citations in OpenAlex.
- Effects of carbohydrate-restricted diets and macronutrient replacements on cardiovascular health and body composition in adults: a meta-analysis of randomized trials.The American journal of clinical nutrition · 2025Pooled it
- The Asian Pacific association for the study of the liver clinical practice guidelines for the diagnosis and management of metabolic dysfunction-associated fatty liver disease.Hepatology international · 2025Guideline
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- The effect of dietary approaches to stop hypertension and ketogenic diets intervention on serum uric acid concentration: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.Scientific reports · 2023Pooled it
- Effect of Ketogenic Diets on Body Composition and Metabolic Parameters of Cancer Patients: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Nutrients · 2022Pooled it
- Low carbohydrate ketogenic diets reduce cardiovascular risk factor levels in obese or overweight patients with T2DM: A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.Frontiers in nutrition · 2022Pooled it
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- Epicardial adipose tissue density, myocardial fibrosis, and heart failure with preserved ejection fraction in postmenopausal women: a mediation analysis.Quantitative imaging in medicine and surgery · 2026Article
- Multidisciplinary Therapy to Target Obesity and Its Complications in Adult Population: A Narrative Review.Obesity reviews : an official journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity · 2026Review
- Preoperative Very-Low-Calorie Ketogenic Diet Versus Low-Calorie Diet in Bariatric Surgery: A Prospective Comparative Study.Nutrients · 2026Article
- Mitochondrial translational control in cardiovascular diseases: from mechanisms to therapies.Redox biology · 2026Review
- Very low energy ketogenic diet vs. Mediterranean diet for MASLD: Superior steatosis reduction in a randomised pilot study.JHEP reports : innovation in hepatology · 2026Article
- Hepatic transcriptomic and functional responses to ketogenic diet intervention in MASLD-Induced male albino rats.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- The Ketogenic Diet in Type 2 Diabetes and Obesity: A Narrative Review of Clinical Evidence.Nutrients · 2026Review
- Leptin/Adiponectin Ratio as a new multidimensional biomarker in obese patients with liver steatosis undergoing VLEKT: results from a pilot study.Frontiers in nutrition · 2026Article
- The effects of ketogenic diet and calorie-restricted diet on metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease: a retrospective study.Frontiers in nutrition · 2026Article
- FADS2 and ALDOC as potential adipose tissue biomarkers in obesity: responses to low-calorie diet-feeding.Journal of translational medicine · 2025Article
- Very low energy ketogenic therapy: an anti-inflammatory medical nutritional approach for MASLD in obesity.Journal of translational medicine · 2025Article
- Diet and Lifestyle Interventions in Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Fatty Liver Disease: A Comprehensive Review.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025Review
18 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.
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Authors and funding
9 authors at 3 institutions in 3 countries.
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