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A biphasic ketogenic Mediterranean diet (KEMEPHY) protocol, alternating short ketogenic phases with longer maintenance phases, enables significant long-term weight loss and maintenance in obese subjects without the typical weight regain seen in standard diets.
To lose weight long-term, try alternating short periods (20 days) of very low-carb eating with longer periods (months) of a balanced Mediterranean diet. Use protein-rich meal replacements and herbal supplements during the low-carb phases to manage hunger and fatigue. This approach helps you lose weight and keep it off by preventing the metabolic and hormonal backlash that often causes weight regain when you return to normal eating.
The combination of a biphasic KEMEPHY diet separated by longer periods of maintenance nutrition, based on the traditional Mediterranean diet, led to successful long term weight loss and improvements in health risk factors in a majority of subjects; compliance was very high which was a key determinant of the results seen.
Why this rating
Retrospective analysis of medical records, not a randomized controlled trial, though sample size is decent (n=68).
Source
Long Term Successful Weight Loss with a Combination Biphasic Ketogenic Mediterranean Diet and Mediterranean Diet Maintenance Protocol
Antonio Paoli et al. · Nutrients · 2013
DOI 10.3390/nu5125205
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