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How Is Liver Health Related to Metabolic Health?

How Is Liver Health Related to Metabolic Health?

Liver health is intricately related to overall metabolic health.1 Studies show that incidences of certain chronic liver diseases have increased,...
Gut Microbiota in Obesity

Gut Microbiota in Obesity

What Is Obesity?  Obesity is a chronic disease1 defined as a body mass index (BMI) greater than 30 kg/m2. It...
Food Addiction and Metabolic Health

Food Addiction and Metabolic Health

What Is Food Addiction? Food addiction describes addictive behavior associated with food that leads to coverconsumption.1 Researchers in the field...

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08 02 ,2023
Ketogenic Diet and Metabolic Syndrome

Ketogenic Diet and Metabolic Syndrome

Metabolic syndrome is a medical condition known to be associated with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and other health problems.1,2 A set of five conditions define metabolic syndrome: high blood pressure, high blood glucose levels, abdominal obesity, high triglyceride levels, and low high-density-lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol levels. This article will focus primarily on exploring the potential role the ketogenic diet, a type of diet focused...
12 01 ,2023
Diabetic Kidney Disease

Diabetic Kidney Disease

The kidney is a part of the renal system that plays a crucial role in filtering and modulating the amount of water and electrolytes in the blood, maintaining acid-base balance, stimulating production of red blood cells, and regulating blood pressure.1 Exposure to chronic hyperglycemia in diabetes causes damages to the kidney that can eventually lead to chronic kidney...
03 11 ,2022
Is Ketogenic Diet Good for Your Heart Health?

Is Ketogenic Diet Good for Your Heart Health?

How Is Diabetes Related to Cardiovascular Disease? Cardiovascular disease (CVD) consists of conditions such as coronary artery disease, heart failure, cerebrovascular disease, and peripheral artery disease.1 It shares similar risk factors with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) such dyslipidemia, insulin resistance, and impaired glucose tolerance. Furthermore, comorbidities common to T2DM such as obesity, dyslipidemia, and hypertension are linked to the...
10 05 ,2022
Medical Conditions Associated with Type 2 Diabetes

Medical Conditions Associated with Type 2 Diabetes

While there are various clinical, lifestyle, and demographic risk factors that increase the risk of developing type 2 diabetes (T2D), certain medical conditions are also known to be commonly associated with T2D. Conditions like cardiovascular disease, metabolic syndrome, gestational diabetes, polycystic ovary syndrome, and hyperuricemia may share underlying pathogenic factors with T2D and thus are commonly seen in individuals...
02 09 ,2021
The Use of Very Low Calorie Ketogenic Diet for Patients with a Mild Kidney Disease

The Use of Very Low Calorie Ketogenic Diet for Patients with a Mild Kidney Disease

A Very Low Calorie Ketogenic Diet (VLCKD) has become well established as a diet for weight loss over the past years. This particular diet is characterized by carbohydrate of “50 g/day, 1-1.5 g of protein/kg of ideal body weight, 15-30 g of fat/day, and a daily intake of approximately 500-800 calories” (Muscogiuri, 2021). Indeed, many patients with...