Glycaemic variability (measured by 48h contiinous glucose monitoring) in subjects with metabolic syndrome, with ot without diabetes, is indipendently associated wiith IL-6 blood concentrations

Confronto a breve e medio termine tra diete ipocaloriche ipoglucidica e mediterranea sulla funzione endoteliale. Risultati preliminari (ISRCTN 53451414).

Short and middle term effects of hypocaloric low carbohydrate diet vs hypocaloric Mediterranean diet on endothelial function in obese subjects

Adequate nutritional treatment is required to address the problem of increasing prevalence of obesity in Western countries. The Mediterranean diet style is now acknowledged to have large scientific evidences in terms of cardiovascular prevention. However, many popular diets are diffusing also as self-prescribed treatments. Among those, the efficacy of low-carbohydrate diets (also known as Atkins’ diet in its most popular variety) has been addressed by some investigations. It is generally concluded that the low-carbohydrate diet is able to induce a greater weight loss, at least in the middle term, and a better serum lipid profile than the conventional diet. In this longitudinal, randomised, …