Very-Low-Calorie Ketogenic Diet in the Management of Metabolic Diseases
A special issue of Nutrients (ISSN 2072-6643). This special issue belongs to the section "Nutrition and Metabolism".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 June 2023) | Viewed by 20814
Special Issue Editors
Interests: endocrinology; obesity; metabolism; nutrition; diet; diabetes; insulin resistance; metabolic syndrome; dyslipidemia; chrononutrition; circadian rhythms; vitamin D; PCOS
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2. Centro Italiano per la Cura e il Benessere del Paziente con Obesità (C.I.B.O), Unit of Endocrinology, Dipartimento di Medicina Clinica e Chirurgia, Federico II University Medical School of Naples, Via Sergio Pansini 5, 80131 Napoli, Italy
Interests: metabolic endocrinology; metabolism; nutritional and metabolic diseases; nutrition; clinical endocrinology; clinical nutrition; human nutrition; body composition analysis; dietetics; body composition; bariatric surgery; insulin resistance; anthropometric measurements
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Interests: obesity; nutrition; diet; diabetes; metabolic syndrome; dyslipidemia; chrononutrition; circadian rhythms
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
In recent decades, the worldwide prevalence of obesity and metabolic diseases such as type 2 diabetes has increased dramatically, resulting in a global epidemic. Weight loss is a milestone in the prevention and management of obesity and its comorbidities. In this context, the very-low-calorie ketogenic diet (VLCKD) has recently attracted increasing interest for the treatment of obesity and metabolic diseases. Although the clinical benefits of the VLCKD are becoming increasingly apparent, concerns remain about its potential risks and long-term use due to the paucity of clinical trials.
The aim of this Special Issue titled 'Very-Low-Calorie Ketogenic Diet in the Management of Metabolic Diseases' is to publish selected articles on VLCKD as a nutritional approach for obesity and metabolic diseases. Special attention is paid to papers (reviews, epidemiological/clinical/experimental studies) that examine the efficacy and safety of VLCKD in the management of metabolic diseases.
Dr. Giovanna Muscogiuri
Dr. Luigi Barrea
Dr. Ludovica Verde
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- very-low-calorie ketogenic diet
- ketone bodies
- metabolic diseases
- obesity
- type 2 diabetes mellitus
- insulin resistance
- weight loss
- nutrition
- diet
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