Low Carb Diet Boosts Weight Loss for Liver Transplant Recipients With Obesity

— LCD also positively impacted patients’ metabophenotype

Liver transplant recipients benefited from a low carbohydrate diet (LCD), achieving weight loss and an improved metabolic phenotype profile, according to a randomized trial.

In an interim analysis involving 27 patients, those who followed an LCD had a significantly higher mean weight loss of nearly 8 kg (about 17 lbs) over 6 months, compared to those on a low calorie restricted diet (CRD), who did not experience any significant weight loss (P=0.01), reported Mohammad Siddiqui, DO, of Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond. Read more in MedPage Today.