Supporting evidence
Low-carbohydrate diet × Body weight
- Authoritative support
- 10
- Available studies
- 10
- Unavailable support
- 0
Available supporting studies
Study 1 · Included
Carbohydrate-Reduced Diet Improves Glycemic Control in Type 2 Diabetes
Rct
- Comparison
- Participants followed a hypocaloric, carbohydrate reduced high protein diet. · Participants followed a hypocaloric conventional diabetes diet.
- Duration / follow-up
- 30 weeks
Relevant effects
Absolute change
0
Absolute change
0
Study 2 · Included
Dietary interventions improve glycemic control in pre-diabetic patients
Rct
- Comparison
- Participants followed a diet where they consumed normal calories for 5 days and restricted to 500 600 kcal for 2 non consecutive days. · A plant based diet with a macronutrient distribution of 40% carbohydrates, 20% protein, and 40% fat. · Daily calorie intake restricted to 75% of total calorie intake with anti inflammatory recommendations. · Participants followed a healthy diet with a daily calorie restriction of 75% of daily energy requirements.
- Duration / follow-up
- 17 weeks
Relevant effect
Absolute change
1.02 · 0.017
Study 3 · Included
Higher BMI may improve glycemic response in diabetes interventions
Rct
- Comparison
- Intervention focused on glycemic control and weight management for overweight Veterans with type 2 diabetes. · Standard care intervention for diabetes management.
- Duration / follow-up
- 4 weeks
Study 4 · Included
Low Carb Diet Linked to No Adverse Renal Effects in Diabetes
Rct
- Comparison
- Participants consumed a hypocaloric LC diet (14% energy as carbohydrate, 28% protein, 58% fat) for 12 months. · Participants consumed an energy matched hc diet (53% carbohydrate, 17% protein, 30% fat) for 12 months.
- Duration / follow-up
- 52 weeks
Relevant effect
Absolute change
9.3
Study 5 · Included
Low-Carbohydrate Diet Improves Weight Loss in Obese Individuals
Rct
- Comparison
- Participants followed a low carbohydrate diet primarily made of beef, veal, cold cuts, eggs, and seasoned cheese. · Participants followed a Mediterranean diet rich in whole grains, eggs, poultry, fish, vegetables, legumes, fruits, and olive oil.
- Duration / follow-up
- 208 weeks
Relevant effects
Absolute change
2.8
Absolute change
8
Absolute change
7
Absolute change
1.9
Absolute change
5
Absolute change
5
Study 6 · Included
Low-Carbohydrate Diet Reduces HbA1c in Prediabetes
Rct
- Comparison
- Participants received behavioral counseling and key supplemental food, targeting less than 40 grams of carbohydrates per day for the first 3 months. · Participants followed their usual dietary habits without any specific intervention.
- Duration / follow-up
- 26 weeks
Relevant effect
Absolute change
5.9 · 0.001
Study 7 · Included
Moderate low-carb diet improves diabetes control.
Rct
- Comparison
- Patients received a daily carbohydrate intake limited to less than 90 g without any restriction to the total energy. · Patients followed a traditional diabetic diet with a target total calorie intake calculated based on ideal weight.
- Duration / follow-up
- 78 weeks
Relevant effects
Absolute change
2.8
Absolute change
5.7
Absolute change
6.1
Study 8 · Included
One-Meal Low-Carbohydrate Diet May Improve Metabolic Status in Type 2 Diabetes
Rct
- Comparison
- Patients received nutritional counseling and were instructed to restrict carbohydrate intake at dinner. · Patients followed an energy controlled diet without carbohydrate restriction at dinner.
- Duration / follow-up
- 12 weeks
Study 9 · Included
Very low-carbohydrate diet improves glycemic control in type 2 diabetes.
Rct
- Comparison
- Participants followed a very low carbohydrate ketogenic diet, aiming for a blood ketone level of 0.5 to 3 mmol. · Participants followed a moderate carbohydrate, calorie restricted, low fat diet, reducing fat consumption and caloric intake.
- Duration / follow-up
- 52 weeks
Relevant effects
Mean difference
7.9 · 0.001
Mean difference
1.7 · 0.001
Study 10 · Included
Weight loss improves heart rate variability in type 2 diabetes
Rct
- Comparison
- Participants received a carbohydrate reduced high protein diet for 6 weeks. · Participants received a conventional diabetes diet for 6 weeks.
- Duration / follow-up
- 6 weeks
Relevant effect
Absolute change
5.8