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ReviewDiabetes therapy : research, treatment and education of diabetes and related disorders2024

Does a Ketogenic Diet Have a Place Within Diabetes Clinical Practice? Review of Current Evidence and Controversies.

Chloe H Firman, Duane D Mellor, David Unwin, Adrian Brown

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Review in Diabetes therapy : research, treatment and education of diabetes and related disorders, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 19 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
19citing papers in PubMed
4.2field-weighted citation impact, top 5% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

19 citing papers in PubMed, 24 citations in OpenAlex.

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  11. Advances in Perioperative Nutritional Management in Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery.Diabetes, metabolic syndrome and obesity : targets and therapy · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Chloe H FirmanCentre for Obesity Research, University College London, London, UK.
Duane D MellorAston Medical School, Aston University, Birmingham, UK.
David UnwinEdge Hill Medical School, Edge Hill, Ormskirk, UK.
Adrian BrownCentre for Obesity Research, University College London, London, UK. a.c.brown@ucl.ac.uk.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1818-6192
Aston University · GBEdge Hill University · GBUniversity College Hospital · GBUniversity College London · GB

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Carbohydrate restriction has gained increasing popularity as an adjunctive nutritional therapy for diabetes management. However, controversy remains regarding the long-term suitability, safety, efficacy and potential superiority of a very low carbohydrate, ketogenic diet compared to current recommended nutritional approaches for diabetes management. Recommendations with respect to a ketogenic diet in clinical practice are often hindered by the lack of established definition, which prevents its capacity to be most appropriately prescribed as a therapeutic option for diabetes. Furthermore, with conflicted evidence, this has led to uncertainty amongst clinicians on how best to support and advise their patients. This review will explore whether a ketogenic diet has a place within clinical practice by reviewing current evidence and controversies.

Indexed as

Ketogenic dietsLow carbohydrate dietsObesityType 1 diabetesType 2 diabetes

Identifiers

PMID37966583
PMCPMC10786817
OpenAlexW4388699343

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