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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Main Authors: Thomas M. Barber, Petra Hanson, Stefan Kabisch, Andreas F. H. Pfeiffer, Martin O. Weickert
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-04-01
Series:Nutrients
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/13/4/1187