Ketogenic Diet as a Preventive and Supportive Care for COVID-19 Patients.
Elena GangitanoRossella TozziOrietta GandiniMikiko WatanabeSabrina BascianiStefania MarianiAndrea LenziLucio GnessiCarla LubranoPublished in: Nutrients (2021)
Severe obesity is associated with an increased risk of admission to intensive care units and need for invasive mechanical ventilation in patients with COVID-19. The association of obesity and COVID-19 prognosis may be related to many different factors, such as chronic systemic inflammation, the predisposition to severe respiratory conditions and viral infections. The ketogenic diet is an approach that can be extremely effective in reducing body weight and visceral fat in the short term, preserving the lean mass and reducing systemic inflammation. Therefore, it is a precious preventive measure for severely obese people and may be considered as an adjuvant therapy for patients with respiratory compromise.
Keyphrases
- weight loss
- mechanical ventilation
- body weight
- sars cov
- intensive care unit
- insulin resistance
- bariatric surgery
- acute respiratory distress syndrome
- metabolic syndrome
- adipose tissue
- early onset
- type diabetes
- drug induced
- healthcare
- coronavirus disease
- respiratory failure
- weight gain
- emergency department
- physical activity
- high fat diet induced
- early stage
- extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
- respiratory tract
- quality improvement
- pain management
- chronic pain
- bone mineral density
- body mass index
- body composition