ea0081p98 | Diabetes, Obesity, Metabolism and Nutrition | ECE2022
Verde Ludovica
, Barrea Luigi
, Vetrani Claudia
, Marino Francesca
, Aprano Sara
, Savastano Silvia
, Colao Annamaria
, Muscogiuri Giovanna
Very Low-Calorie Ketogenic Diet (VLCKD) is currently a promising approach for the treatment of obesity. However, little is known about the side effects since most of the studies reporting them were carried out in normal weight subjects following ketogenic diet for other purposes than obesity. Thus, the aims of the study were: 1) to investigate the safety of VLCKD in subjects with obesity; 2) if VLCKD-related side effects could have an impact on its efficacy. In this prospectiv...