Ketogenic diet combined with intermittent fasting: an option for type 2 diabetes remission?

Xiao-Ying Zhou; Kai-Heng Guo; Shao-Feng Huang; Rui-Ke Liu; Chun-Ping Zeng

doi:10.1093/nutrit/nuae014

Ketogenic diet combined with intermittent fasting: an option for type 2 diabetes remission?

Nutr Rev. 2024 Mar 12:nuae014. doi: 10.1093/nutrit/nuae014. Online ahead of print.

Authors

Xiao-Ying Zhou^{1

2}, Kai-Heng Guo^{1

2}, Shao-Feng Huang^{1

2}, Rui-Ke Liu², Chun-Ping Zeng¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, The Fifth Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
² Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, SSL Central Hospital of Dongguan City, Dongguan, China.

PMID: 38472140
DOI: 10.1093/nutrit/nuae014

Abstract

With increasing attention to diabetes remission, various special dietary patterns have been found to be effective in achieving diabetes remission. The effect of a single dietary pattern on lowering blood glucose is clear, but studies on the synergistic effects of different dietary patterns are limited. This article describes the types of intermittent fasting and ketogenic diets, potential mechanisms, contraindications of combination diets, recommendations for combination diets, and their health outcomes. This paper aims to illustrate the evidence for intermittent fasting combined with a ketogenic diet on outcomes of diabetes remission and effect on blood glucose control. Knowledge of these findings can help doctors and patients determine dietary patterns for achieving diabetes remission and understanding their application.

Keywords: T2DM; application; diabetes remission; intermittent fasting; ketogenic diet.