"Ketolysedietten" ; en effektiv og trygg slankediett?

Sunde, Emma Remine Reisvaag

Publication date

January 2010

Abstract

Objective: To evaluate the effect of a low-carbohydrate, ketogenic diet (LCKD) on weight loss and side effects. Background: Many Norwegian embrace the “Ketolytic diet” (<20g carbohydrates/day), even if they know little of nutrition and although this diet is yet not scientifically proved. Methods: I performed MEDLINE search for English language studies, with the key words Ketogenic diet, Very low carbohydrate diet and weight loss. I included articles describing randomized, controlled trials comparing LCKD with other diets in overweight adults. Only articles that allowed ad libitum intake of fat, protein and calories, were included. Fourteen articles matched the inclusion criteria, reporting data for 1089 participants. Results: The studies ...