Very-low-calorie diet: a quick therapeutic tool to improve β cell function in morbidly obese patients with type 2 diabetes | Zendy

Ilaria Malandrucco | Zendy; Patrizio Pasqualetti | Zendy; Ilaria Giordani | Zendy; Dario Manfellotto | Zendy; Federica De Marco | Zendy; Filippo Alegiani | Zendy; Anna Maria Sidoti | Zendy; Fabiana Picconi | Zendy; Alessandra Di Flaviani | Zendy; Gaetano Frajese | Zendy; Riccardo C. Bonadonna | Zendy; Simona Frontoni | Zendy

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Very-low-calorie diet: a quick therapeutic tool to improve β cell function in morbidly obese patients with type 2 diabetes

Author(s) -

Ilaria Malandrucco,

Patrizio Pasqualetti,

Ilaria Giordani,

Dario Manfellotto,

Federica De Marco,

Filippo Alegiani,

Anna Maria Sidoti,

Fabiana Picconi,

Alessandra Di Flaviani,

Gaetano Frajese,

Riccardo C. Bonadonna,

Simona Frontoni

Publication year - 2012

Publication title -

american journal of clinical nutrition

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.608

H-Index - 336

eISSN - 1938-3207

pISSN - 0002-9165

DOI - 10.3945/ajcn.111.023697

Subject(s) - low calorie diet , medicine , calorie , diabetes mellitus , morbidly obese , type 2 diabetes , very low calorie diet , obesity , low calorie , endocrinology , weight loss , food science , biology

Caloric restriction in obese diabetic patients quickly improves glucose control, independently from weight loss. However, the early effects of a very-low-calorie diet (VLCD) on insulin sensitivity and insulin secretion in morbidly obese patients with type 2 diabetes are still unclear.

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