Trial reportNutrients2020
The Influence of Cyclical Ketogenic Reduction Diet vs. Nutritionally Balanced Reduction Diet on Body Composition, Strength, and Endurance Performance in Healthy Young Males: A Randomized Controlled Trial.
Trial report in Nutrients, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 22 papers, 5 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Who cites it
22 citing papers in PubMed, 5 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Ketogenic diets and cardiovascular health balancing metabolic benefits against lipid-related risk.BMC cardiovascular disorders · 2026Pooled it
- The Effect of Carbohydrate Intake on Muscle Hypertrophy: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2026Pooled it
- Effects of the Ketogenic Diet on Strength Performance in Trained Men and Women: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Nutrients · 2024Pooled it
- The Effects of Concurrent Training Combined with Low-Carbohydrate High-Fat Ketogenic Diet on Body Composition and Aerobic Performance: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Pooled it
- Efficacy of Nutritional Strategies on the Improvement of the Performance and Health of the Athlete: A Systematic Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Pooled it
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- Ketogenic Diet and Brain Health: Cerebrovascular Mechanisms, Neuroprotection, and Translational Implications.Nutrients · 2026Review
- The ketogenic diet in Parkinson's disease: a potential therapeutic strategy.Pharmacological reports : PR · 2025Review
- The Impact of Ketogenic Nutrition on Obesity and Metabolic Health: Mechanisms and Clinical Implications.Nutrition reviews · 2025Review
- Beyond GLP-1 Agonists: An Adaptive Ketogenic-Mediterranean Protocol to Counter Metabolic Adaptation in Obesity Management.Nutrients · 2025Review
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- An Analysis Between Body Composition and Vertigo Post-Coronavirus Disease 2019 Patients.International archives of otorhinolaryngology · 2025Article
- Effects of the ketogenic diet on skin-potential benefits and risks.Frontiers in nutrition · 2025Review
- The Potential Role of the Ketogenic Diet in Serious Mental Illness: Current Evidence, Safety, and Practical Advice.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Review
- Exogenous Ketone Supplementation and Ketogenic Diets for Exercise: Considering the Effect on Skeletal Muscle Metabolism.Nutrients · 2023Review
- Effect of ketogenic diet on exercise tolerance and transcriptome of gastrocnemius in mice.Open life sciences · 2023Article
- The Influence of Nutrition and Physical Activity on Exercise Performance after Mild COVID-19 Infection in Endurance Athletes-CESAR Study.Nutrients · 2022Article
- Low-Carbohydrate High-Fat Diet: A SWOC Analysis.Metabolites · 2022Review
- Review
- Lean mass sparing in resistance-trained athletes during caloric restriction: the role of resistance training volume.European journal of applied physiology · 2022Review
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Abstract
(1) Background: The influence of ketogenic diet on physical fitness remains controversial. We performed a randomized controlled trial to compare the effect of cyclical ketogenic reduction diet (CKD) vs. nutritionally balanced reduction diet (RD) on body composition, muscle strength, and endurance performance. (2) Methods: 25 healthy young males undergoing regular resistance training combined with aerobic training were randomized to CKD (
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