The Low-Carbohydrate Diet: Short-Term Metabolic Efficacy Versus Longer-Term Limitations
Background: Diets have been a central component of lifestyle modification for decades. The Low-Carbohydrate Diet (LCD), originally conceived as a treatment strategy for intractable epilepsy (due to its association with ketogenesis), became popular in the 1970s and since then has risen to prominence...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2021-04-01
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Series: | Nutrients |
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Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/13/4/1187 |