RT Journal Article
T1 Effects of a low-carbohydrate ketogenic diet on health parameters in resistance-trained women.
A1 Vargas-Molina, Salvador
A1 Carbone, Leandro
A1 Romance-García, Ángel Ramón
A1 Petro, Jorge L.
A1 Schoenfeld, Brad Jon
A1 Kreider, Richard B.
A1 Bonilla, Diego A.
A1 Benítez-Porres, Javier
K1 Mujeres deportistas - Nutrición
K1 Dietas bajas en hidratos de carbono
K1 Indicadores de salud
K1 Sistema cardiovascular
AB PurposeThe aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of a ketogenic diet on blood pressure, visceral adipose tissue (VAT), bone mineral content (BMC), and bone mineral density (BMD) in trained women.MethodsTwenty-one resistance-trained women performed an 8-week resistance training program after a 3-week familiarization phase. Participants were randomly assigned to a non-ketogenic diet (n = 11, NKD) or ketogenic diet (n = 10, KD) group. Health parameters were measured before and after the nutritional intervention. Blood pressure was measured using a digital automatic monitor, while VAT, BMC, and BMD changes were measured by dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry.ResultsThere was a significant reduction in systolic blood pressure in KD (mean ± SD [IC 95%], P value, Hedges’ g; − 6.3 ± 6.0 [− 10.5, − 2.0] mmHg, P = 0.009, g = − 0.81) but not in NKD (− 0.4 ± 8.9 [− 6.8, 6.0] mmHg, P = 0.890, g = − 0.04). The results on VAT showed no changes in both groups. The KD showed a small favorable effect on BMD (0.02 ± 0.02 [0.01, 0.03] g·cm−2, P = 0.014, g = 0.19) while NKD did not show significant changes (0.00 ± 0.02 [− 0.02, 0.02] g·cm−2, P = 0.886, g = 0.01). No differences in group or in the time × group interaction were found in any of the variables.ConclusionsConsuming a low-carbohydrate high-fat KD in conjunction with a resistance training program might help to promote the improvement of health-related markers in resistance-trained women. Long-term studies are required to evaluate the superiority of a KD in comparison to a traditional diet.
PB Springer Nature
YR 2021
FD 2021-05-18
LK https://hdl.handle.net/10630/31111
UL https://hdl.handle.net/10630/31111
LA eng
NO Vargas-Molina , S., Carbone, L., Romance, R. et al. Effects of a low-carbohydrate ketogenic diet on health parameters in resistance-trained women. Eur J Appl Physiol 121, 2349–2359 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00421-021-04707-3
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