U.S., Feb. 28 -- ClinicalTrials.gov registry received information related to the study (NCT06850493) titled 'Ketogenic Diet Prior to Bariatric Surgery' on July 30, 2024.
Brief Summary: Standard dietary regiments for bariatric are advised prior to surgery. The most used diet is a very low calorie diet (VLCD). These diets potentially have multiple pittfalls.
Very low-calorie ketogenic diets (VLCKD) have been proposed as a new regimen for achieving weight- and liver volume loss in patients undergoing bariatric surgery. The beneficial effect of VLCKDs compared to (V)LCDs is the aimed preservation of FFM and RMR, while still reducing FM. Only a few small studies addressed the role of VLCKDs prior to bariatric surgery, and the data including FF...