ReviewFrontiers in nutrition2025
Sex differences in ketogenic diet: are men more likely than women to lose weight?
Review in Frontiers in nutrition, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.
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8 citing papers in PubMed.
- A ketogenic diet reduces hepatic alcohol metabolism and alcohol consumption in rats.Neuropsychopharmacology : official publication of the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology · 2026Article
- Neuronal metabolism role in ketogenic diet improvements in bortezomib-induced painful peripheral neuropathy mouse model.Pain reports · 2026Article
- Sex-Specific Metabolic Footprint of Ketogenic Diet in C57BL/6J Mice.Biomedicines · 2026Article
- Motives and predictors of modified Atkins diet discontinuation as treatment of adults with drug-resistant epilepsy.Epilepsia · 2026Observational
- Hypomanic symptoms and first manic episode during ketogenic diet treatment in a patient taking venlafaxine: a case report with longitudinal glucose-ketone index and clinical monitoring.Frontiers in nutrition · 2026Article
- Reconceptualizing bipolar disorder through an integrative biological lens: synthesis, convergence, and emerging directions.Frontiers in integrative neuroscience · 2026Review
- A Multidisciplinary Perspective on Semaglutide Treatment and Medical Nutrition Therapy in Obesity Management.Current obesity reports · 2025Review
- Ketogenic Diet and Thyroid Function: A Delicate Metabolic Balancing Act.Current issues in molecular biology · 2025Review
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Abstract
As economy is growing, the number of patients living with obesity has rapidly increased globally. Patients with obesity or diabetes have become a serious global health issue that requires the attention and participation of society as a whole. The ketogenic diet, as an emerging nutritional therapy for improving obesity, takes into consideration the differences between sexes in genetic variation, hormonal balance, and body fat distribution. The aim is to elucidate the effectiveness of sex differences in ketogenic dieting for weight loss and to explore suitable weight loss strategies. In this review, we delve into the physiological sexual differences between men and women in terms of fat and muscle tissue and discuss the sex-specific potential mechanisms underlying the differential effects of the ketogenic diet for weight loss. Based on this foundation, we further propose brief weight loss recommendations beneficial for both men and women. It is hoped that, in this direction, the optimization of short-term or long-term clinical weight loss programs can be developed based on sexes.
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