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Effects of a low-carbohydrate/high-protein diet on metabolic health in individuals with chronic spinal cord injury: An exploratory analysis of results from a randomized controlled trial.
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11 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 14 citations in OpenAlex.
- Impact of other macronutrient composition within high-protein diet on body composition and cardiometabolic health: a systematic review, pairwise, and network meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.International journal of obesity (2005) · 2025Pooled it
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- Multiomic Analysis of the Gut Microbiome and Serum Metabolome in Response to a Low-Carbohydrate, High-Protein Diet in Individuals With Spinal Cord Injury.Topics in spinal cord injury rehabilitation · 2025Trial
- Effects of a low-carbohydrate/high-protein diet on metabolic health in individuals with chronic spinal cord injury: An exploratory analysis of results from a randomized controlled trial.Physiological reports · 2022Trial
- Clinical management of complications after chronic spinal cord injury: a review of recent advances.Annals of medicine · 2026Review
- Strategies to mitigate muscle mass loss in individuals with spinal cord injury.The journal of spinal cord medicine · 2026Review
- Effect of Low-Carbohydrate Diets on C-Reactive Protein Level in Adults: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials.Food science & nutrition · 2025Review
- The Long-Term Treatment of Drug-Resistant Migraine with the Modified Atkins Ketogenic Diet: A Single-Center, Retrospective Study.Nutrients · 2024Article
- The comparison of total energy and protein intake relative to estimated requirements in chronic spinal cord injury.The British journal of nutrition · 2024Article
- A comprehensive look at the psychoneuroimmunoendocrinology of spinal cord injury and its progression: mechanisms and clinical opportunities.Military Medical Research · 2023Review
- A Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Crossover Study to Evaluate Postprandial Glucometabolic Effects of Mulberry Leaf Extract, Vitamin D, Chromium, and Fiber in People with Type 2 Diabetes.Diabetes therapy : research, treatment and education of diabetes and related disorders · 2023Article
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4 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
We explored the impact of a low-carbohydrate/high-protein diet (LC/HP, ~30% energy from protein, 40% energy from carbohydrate) on indices of metabolic function and body composition in individuals with chronic spinal cord injury (SCI). Adults with SCI (≥3 years post-injury, C4-L2, AIS A-D) and insulin resistance or pre-diabetes were randomly assigned to an 8-week iso-caloric LC/HP diet group (n = 11) or control group (n = 14). All LC/HP meals were delivered weekly to participants' homes, and participants in the control group consumed their habitual diet. Each participant underwent an oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT) to assess glucose tolerance, insulin, area under the curve (AUC) for glucose and insulin, Matsuda Index, glucose-stimulated insulin secretion (GSIS), disposition index, and hepatic insulin extraction (HIE). Fasting blood lipid and inflammation were assessed, and body composition was estimated using dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry. A linear mixed model was used to evaluate the main effect of diet, time, and their interaction. Compared to the control group, participants in the LC/HP group had reduced total body fat mass (LC/HP: -5.9%, Control: 0.7%), visceral fat mass (LC/HP: -16.2%, Control: 5.2%), total- (LC/HP: -20.1, Control: 3.7 mg/dl), and LDL-cholesterol (LC/HP: -13.9, Control: 3.1 mg/dl) (p
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