RECRUITING

Ketogenic Diets for Weight Loss Maintenance: Impact on Energy Expenditure and Appetite in Individuals With Obesity

Description

The goal of this clinical trial is to investigate whether a Ketogenic Diet (KD) can increase Total Energy Expenditure (TEE), while benefiting appetite, during weight loss maintenance in reduced-obese individuals.

Conditions

Study Overview

Study Details

Study overview

The goal of this clinical trial is to investigate whether a Ketogenic Diet (KD) can increase Total Energy Expenditure (TEE), while benefiting appetite, during weight loss maintenance in reduced-obese individuals.

Ketogenic Diets for Weight Loss Maintenance: Impact on Energy Expenditure and Appetite in Individuals With Obesity

Ketogenic Diets for Weight Loss Maintenance: Impact on Energy Expenditure and Appetite in Individuals With Obesity

Condition
Obesity
Intervention / Treatment

-

Contacts and Locations

Birmingham

University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, United States, 35294

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

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Eligibility Criteria

  • * BMI 30-45 kg/m2
  • * Both men and women
  • * Age between 18-65 years
  • * Sedentary to moderately active (\<2 h/wk of moderate, structured, intentional, exercise)
  • * Pregnancy or lactation
  • * Daily use of tobacco (\>1 pk/wk)
  • * Change in weight greater than 5 lb in the previous 3 months
  • * Cognitive impairment
  • * Previous bariatric surgery
  • * History of eating disorder
  • * Presence of any condition (e.g. DM2, PCOS, inflammatory disease, untreated thyroid disease, fluid overload states such as chronic kidney disease, congestive heart failure, or cirrhosis)
  • * Use of any medication (e.g., glucocorticoid, GLP-1 analogues, hormone replacement therapy) deemed to interfere with study outcomes.
  • * Pre-menopausal women will need to have a regular menstrual cycle (28+/-2 days) or be on hormonal contraceptives
  • * Fasting glucose plasma concentration \>125 mg/dl and/or HbA1c \> 6.4%

Ages Eligible for Study

18 Years to 65 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Collaborators and Investigators

University of Alabama at Birmingham,

Study Record Dates

2026-03-31