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Trial reportDiabetes2024

A 3-Week Ketogenic Diet Increases Skeletal Muscle Insulin Sensitivity in Individuals With Obesity: A Randomized Controlled Crossover Trial.

Thien Vinh Luong, Mette Glavind Bülow Pedersen, Caroline Bruun Abild, Katrine Meyer Lauritsen, Mette Louise Gram Kjærulff, Niels Møller, Lars Christian Gormsen, Esben Søndergaard

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Trial report in Diabetes, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

12 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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  3. A ketogenic diet reduces hepatic alcohol metabolism and alcohol consumption in rats.Neuropsychopharmacology : official publication of the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology · 2026
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors.

Thien Vinh LuongDepartment of Nuclear Medicine and PET Center, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark.ORCID 0000-0002-5772-4494
Mette Glavind Bülow PedersenSteno Diabetes Center Aarhus, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark.
Caroline Bruun AbildSteno Diabetes Center Aarhus, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark.ORCID 0000-0003-4725-9880
Katrine Meyer LauritsenSteno Diabetes Center Aarhus, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark.
Mette Louise Gram KjærulffDepartment of Nuclear Medicine and PET Center, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark.
Niels MøllerMedical/Steno Aarhus Research Laboratory, Department of Clinical Medicine, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark.ORCID 0000-0001-5627-7322
Lars Christian GormsenDepartment of Nuclear Medicine and PET Center, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark.ORCID 0000-0002-0144-1305
Esben SøndergaardSteno Diabetes Center Aarhus, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark.ORCID 0000-0001-8041-6994

Funding

Novo Nordisk Fonden NNF19OC0058872 and NNF18OC0052953
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

A ketogenic diet (KD) can induce weight loss and improve glycemic regulation, potentially reducing the risk of type 2 diabetes development. To elucidate the underlying mechanisms behind these beneficial effects of a KD, we investigated the impact of a KD on organ-specific insulin sensitivity (IS) in skeletal muscle, liver, and adipose tissue. We hypothesized that a KD would increase IS in skeletal muscle. The study included 11 individuals with obesity who underwent a randomized, crossover trial with two 3-week interventions: 1) a KD and 2) a standard diet. Skeletal muscle IS was quantified as the increase in glucose disposal during a hyperinsulinemic-euglycemic clamp (HEC). Hepatic IS and adipose tissue IS were quantified as the relative suppression of endogenous glucose production (EGP) and the relative suppression of palmitate flux during the HEC. The KD led to a 2.2-kg weight loss and increased insulin-stimulated glucose disposal, whereas the relative suppression of EGP during the HEC was similar. In addition, the KD decreased insulin-mediated suppression of lipolysis. In conclusion, a KD increased skeletal muscle IS in individuals with obesity. ARTICLE HIGHLIGHTS:

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Cross-Over StudiesDiet, KetogenicGlucose Clamp TechniqueInsulin ResistanceMuscle, SkeletalObesityAdipose TissueAdultBlood GlucoseFemaleHumansInsulinLiverMaleMiddle AgedBlood GlucoseInsulin

Identifiers

PMID39052652
PMCPMC11417439

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