Trial reportNutrients2021
Effects of Two Months of Very Low Carbohydrate Ketogenic Diet on Body Composition, Muscle Strength, Muscle Area, and Blood Parameters in Competitive Natural Body Builders.
Trial report in Nutrients, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 65 papers, 14 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Who cites it
65 citing papers in PubMed, 14 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 132 citations in OpenAlex.
- The Effect of Carbohydrate Intake on Muscle Hypertrophy: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2026Pooled it
- The effect of dietary interventions on brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) levels in adults: a systematic review of clinical trials.BMC nutrition · 2026Pooled it
- Effects of energy-matched low- versus high-carbohydrate diets on glycaemic control, lipid profile, and body composition in healthy adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials.European journal of nutrition · 2026Pooled it
- Effects of ketogenic diet on muscle mass, strength, aerobic metabolic capacity, and endurance in adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Journal of health, population, and nutrition · 2025Pooled it
- Impact of Dietary Patterns on Migraine Management: Mechanisms of Action and Recent Literature Insights.Brain and behavior · 2025Pooled it
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- Effects of exercise combined with different dietary interventions on cardiovascular health a systematic review and network meta-analysis.BMC cardiovascular disorders · 2025Pooled it
- Effects of Different Exercises Combined with Different Dietary Interventions on Body Composition: A Systematic Review and Network Meta-Analysis.Nutrients · 2024Pooled it
- Effects of the Ketogenic Diet on Strength Performance in Trained Men and Women: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Nutrients · 2024Pooled it
- Effects of the Ketogenic Diet on Muscle Hypertrophy in Resistance-Trained Men and Women: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Pooled it
- The Effect of Carbohydrate Intake on Strength and Resistance Training Performance: A Systematic Review.Nutrients · 2022Pooled it
- Low carbohydrate ketogenic diets reduce cardiovascular risk factor levels in obese or overweight patients with T2DM: A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.Frontiers in nutrition · 2022Pooled it
- Effects of a Low-Carbohydrate High-Fat Diet Combined with High-Intensity Interval Training on Body Composition and Maximal Oxygen Uptake: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Pooled it
- Body composition changes in physically active individuals consuming ketogenic diets: a systematic review.Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition · 2021Pooled it
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- The Ketogenic Diet as Adjunctive Strategy in Cancer Treatment-Therapeutic Benefits and Metabolic Risk Using Breast Cancer as an Example.Nutrients · 2026Review
- Differences Between Habitual Low and Normal Carbohydrate Intake in Body Composition and Maximal Isometric Strength in Resistance-Trained Men.Journal of functional morphology and kinesiology · 2026Article
- Dietary patterns and testosterone balance: a review of clinical data and perspectives.Journal of advanced research · 2026Review
- The Ketogenic Diet in the Prevention and Treatment of Hypertension (HTN).Biomedicines · 2026Review
5 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.
Corrections and comments
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Authors and funding
8 authors at 5 institutions in 3 countries.
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Abstract
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