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In an 8-week RCT of 70 females with lipedema and obesity, a 1200 kcal/d low-carbohydrate diet produced greater fat mass loss (-7.0 vs -5.1 kg) and significant within-group reductions in hsCRP, TNF-α and MIP-1β versus a low-fat diet, but no between-group differences in cytokines or fibrosis markers were found, and changes in pain were not associated with changes in inflammatory markers or ketosis.
Created: 2026-05-31 · Last updated: 2026-05-31
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- Changes in Cytokines and Fibrotic Growth Factors after Low-Carbohydrate or Low-Fat Low-Energy Diets in Females with Lipedema — Lundanes et al. (2025) — refines · rct · 2025
RCT directly comparing low-carbohydrate vs low-fat diet in lipedema; LCD showed greater fat loss and favorable within-group inflammatory profile but no between-group superiority, and pain reduction was not mediated by systemic inflammation,
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- 2026-05-31 — created