Supporting evidence
Low-carbohydrate diet × Interleukin-6 (IL-6)
- Authoritative support
- 3
- Available studies
- 3
- Unavailable support
- 0
Available supporting studies
Study 1 · Limited
Calorie-restricted diets improve insulin levels in type 2 diabetes
Rct
- Comparison
- Participants received simple dietary advice to modulate carbohydrate intake. · Participants followed a calorie restricted diet containing 55% energy from carbohydrate plus a tablespoon of psyllium powder. · Participants followed a calorie restricted diet containing 40% energy from carbohydrate plus placebo powder.
- Duration / follow-up
- 8 weeks
Relevant effects
Absolute change
1.2
Absolute change
10.5
Absolute change
4.2
Absolute change
2
Study 2 · Included
Low-carb diet does not harm endothelial function in diabetes
Rct
- Comparison
- Patients with type 2 diabetes following a low carbohydrate diet consisting of a maximum of 20 e% carbohydrates, 50 60 e% fats, and 25 30 e% protein. · Patients with type 2 diabetes following a control diet according to the current official Danish dietary guidelines.
- Duration / follow-up
- 26 weeks
Study 3 · Included
Very low carbohydrate diet improves glycemic control in diabetic kidney disease
Rct
- Comparison
- Patients received a dietary intervention of less than 20g of carbohydrate daily, supplemented by dietary consultations. · Patients received standard dietary advice of low protein diet (0.8g/kg/day) and low salt diet.
- Duration / follow-up
- 2964 weeks
Relevant effect
Absolute change
1.53 · 0.001