TABLE 5.
Change in body composition following a KD versus CON diet in healthy subjects1
| KD | CON | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First author (ref) | Duration, d | Body mass, kg | Fat mass, kg | Fat-free mass, kg | Protein, g · kg−1 · d−1 | Body mass, kg | Fat mass, kg | Fat-free mass, kg | Protein, g · kg−1 · d−1 |
| Dostal et al. (33) | 84 | −3.6 | −2.9 | −0.72 | 1.69 | −0.9 | −0.4 | −0.52 | 1.13 |
| Greene et al. (26) | 84 | −1.9 | 0 | −1.8 | 1.55 | 1.5 | 1 | 0.4 | 1.43 |
| Heatherly et al. (27) | 21 | −2.1 | −2.2 | −0.1 | 1.13 | NR | NR | NR | 1.64 |
| Kephart et al. (35) | 84 | −3 | −2.5 | −0.5 | 1.08 | −0.3 | −0.3 | 0 | NR |
| LaFountain et al. (36) | 84 | −7.7 | −5.9 | −1.4 | NR | 0.1 | −0.6 | 0.8 | NR |
| McSwiney et al. (18) | 84 | −5.9 | −4.6 | 0.3 | 1.49 | −0.8 | −0.5 | 0.1 | 1.30 |
| Prins et al. (28) | 42 | 0.5 | −0.2 | 0.4 | 2.66 | 0.1 | 0.5 | −0.4 | 1.55 |
| Vargas-Molina et al. (34) | 56 | −2.2 | −1.1 | −0.7 | 1.86 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 1.55 |
| Wilson et al. (32) | 70 | −2.6 | −4.2 | 1.5 | 1.67 | 0.6 | −2.2 | 2.7 | 1.69 |
1
Values are means. Change calculated at post minus pre diet intervention. CON, mixed macronutrient control diet; KD, ketogenic diet; NR, not reported; ref, reference.
2
Data not presented in original manuscript.