(side note: I did find this recent study on a small group
of obese patients following a very low calorie ketogenic diet over a period of 2 years.
Not exact matches
«Orthopaedic and emergency medicine clinicians should have a heightened awareness for the potential
of a knee dislocation in the
obese patient following a low - energy fall,» Born said.
For
patients with stage II or stage III colon cancer, the difference in long - term survival for leaner
patients compared to those with a body mass index (BMI)
of 35 or greater — which physicians refer to as «very
obese» — was comparable to the difference between those who had surgery
followed by chemotherapy and those who had only surgery.
In this 2 year study LDL cholesterol levels lowered in
obese patients who
followed a ketogenic diet (consisting
of 30 g carbohydrate, 1 g / kg protein, 20 % saturated fat, and 80 % polyunsaturated and monounsaturated fat).
When a rigorous gluten free diet was
followed, it was seen that while those
patients with low BMI attained the normal range, 50 %
of those who were
obese also attained normal BMI.
All we have to go on is preclinical data in mice (and many
of these mice are
obese and raised in crowded cages6), and we must remember this, especially with
patients and their families who are at wit's end because they are unable to effectively
follow the diet.