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Trial reportEuropean journal of applied physiology2021

Effects of a low-carbohydrate ketogenic diet on health parameters in resistance-trained women.

Salvador Vargas-Molina, Leandro Carbone, Ramón Romance, Jorge L Petro, Brad J Schoenfeld, Richard B Kreider, Diego A Bonilla, Javier Benítez-Porres

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Trial report in European journal of applied physiology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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10citing papers in PubMed, 3 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

10 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 15 citations in OpenAlex.

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  6. Diets Differently Affect Bone Health: Murine Models.International journal of molecular sciences · 2026
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 6 institutions in 5 countries.

Salvador Vargas-MolinaPhysical Education and Sports, Faculty of Medicine, University of Málaga, Málaga, Spain. salvadorvargasmolina@gmail.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6775-9159
Leandro CarboneUniversity of Salvador, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Ramón RomanceBody Composition and Biodynamic Laboratory, Faculty of Education Sciences, University of Málaga, Málaga, Spain.
Jorge L PetroResearch Group in Physical Activity, Sports and Health Sciences (GICAFS), Universidad de Córdoba, Montería, Colombia.
Brad J SchoenfeldDepartment of Health Sciences, CUNY Lehman College, New York, NY, USA.
Richard B KreiderExercise and Sport Nutrition Lab, Human Clinical Research Facility, Texas A&M University, Texas, USA.
Diego A BonillaResearch Division, Dynamical Business and Science Society, DBSS INTERNATIONAL SAS, Bogotá, Colombia.
Javier Benítez-PorresPhysical Education and Sports, Faculty of Medicine, University of Málaga, Málaga, Spain.
Universidad de Málaga · ESLehman College · USTexas A&M University · USUniversidad del Salvador · ARUniversidad Distrital Francisco José de Caldas · COUniversity of Córdoba · CO

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeThe aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of a ketogenic diet on blood pressure, visceral adipose tissue (VAT), bone mineral content (BMC), and bone mineral density (BMD) in trained women.

methodsTwenty-one resistance-trained women performed an 8-week resistance training program after a 3-week familiarization phase. Participants were randomly assigned to a non-ketogenic diet (n = 11, NKD) or ketogenic diet (n = 10, KD) group. Health parameters were measured before and after the nutritional intervention. Blood pressure was measured using a digital automatic monitor, while VAT, BMC, and BMD changes were measured by dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry.

resultsThere was a significant reduction in systolic blood pressure in KD (mean ± SD [IC 95%], P value, Hedges' g; - 6.3 ± 6.0 [- 10.5, - 2.0] mmHg, P = 0.009, g = - 0.81) but not in NKD (- 0.4 ± 8.9 [- 6.8, 6.0] mmHg, P = 0.890, g = - 0.04). The results on VAT showed no changes in both groups. The KD showed a small favorable effect on BMD (0.02 ± 0.02 [0.01, 0.03] g·cm

conclusionsConsuming a low-carbohydrate high-fat KD in conjunction with a resistance training program might help to promote the improvement of health-related markers in resistance-trained women. Long-term studies are required to evaluate the superiority of a KD in comparison to a traditional diet.

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Diet, Carbohydrate-RestrictedDiet, KetogenicResistance TrainingAdultBlood PressureBone DensityEnergy IntakeFemaleHumansIntra-Abdominal FatBlood pressureBone mineral densityCarbohydrate-restricted dietCardiovascular healthFemaleVisceral fat

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PMID34003364
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