Macro partitioning
A 4-week non-calorie-restricted ketogenic diet significantly reduces body weight, BMI, and abdominal adiposity (waist circumference) in overweight/obese young females without impairing cardiorespiratory fitness.
If you are an overweight young woman, switching to a ketogenic diet for 4 weeks can help you lose weight and reduce belly fat without needing to count calories or exercise more. You will eat less carbs and more fat, but keep your energy levels for daily activities. Expect to lose about 3kg and reduce your waist size by 4cm. Monitor your ketones to ensure you are in ketosis.
the 4-week KD intervention significantly reduced body weight (−2.9 kg), BMI (−1.1 kg·m−2), waist circumference (−4.0 cm)... without impairing the CRF level
Why this rating
Small sample size (n=20), short duration (4 weeks), and lack of long-term follow-up limit generalizability.
Source
Short-Term Ketogenic Diet Improves Abdominal Obesity in Overweight/Obese Chinese Young Females
Zhaowei Kong et al. · Frontiers in Physiology · 2020
DOI 10.3389/fphys.2020.00856
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