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Effect of A Very Low-Calorie Ketogenic Diet on Food and Alcohol Cravings, Physical and Sexual Activity, Sleep Disturbances, and Quality of Life in Obese Patients.
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Nutrients [Nutrients] 2018 Sep 21; Vol. 10 (10). Date of Electronic Publication: 2018 Sep 21. - Publication Year :
- 2018
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Abstract
- Psychological well-being and hunger and food control are two relevant factors involved in the success of weight-loss therapy in treating obesity. Thus, this study aims to evaluate food and alcohol cravings, physical and sexual activity, sleep, and life quality (QoL) in obese patients following a very low-calorie ketogenic (VLCK) diet, as well as the role of weight lost and ketosis on these parameters. A battery of psychological test was performed in twenty obese patients (12 females, 47.2 ± 10.2 year and BMI of 35.5 ± 4.4) through the course of a 4-month VLCK diet on four subsequent visits: baseline, maximum ketosis, reduced ketosis, and endpoint. Each subject acted as their own control. Relevantly, the dietary-induced changes in body composition (7.7 units of BMI lost, 18 kg of fat mass (1.2 kg of visceral fat mass)) were associated with a statistically significant improvement in food craving scores, physical activity, sleepiness, and female sexual function. Overall, these results also translated in a notable enhancement in QoL of the treated obese patients. Therefore, the rapid and sustained weight and fat mass (FM) loss induced by the VLCK diet is associated with good food control and improvements in the psychological well-being parameters in obese subjects, which could contribute to the long-term success of this therapy.
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- Adipose Tissue
Adult
Body Mass Index
Caloric Restriction psychology
Diet, Reducing psychology
Energy Intake
Female
Humans
Hunger
Male
Middle Aged
Obesity psychology
Self-Control
Sexual Dysfunctions, Psychological
Sleep Wake Disorders
Weight Loss
Craving
Diet, Ketogenic psychology
Exercise
Obesity diet therapy
Quality of Life
Sexual Behavior
Sleep
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 2072-6643
- Volume :
- 10
- Issue :
- 10
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Nutrients
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 30241426
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.3390/nu10101348