Ketogenic Therapy and Body Composition
A special issue of Nutrients (ISSN 2072-6643). This special issue belongs to the section "Nutrition and Metabolism".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 November 2026 | Viewed by 431
Editors
Interests: ketogenic diets; very low-energy ketogenic therapy; nutrition; endocrinology; metabolism; body composition
Special Issues, Collections and Topics in MDPI journals
Interests: ketogenic diets; very low-energy ketogenic therapy; nutrition; endocrinology; metabolism; body composition
Special Issues, Collections and Topics in MDPI journals
Interests: ketogenic diets; very low-energy ketogenic therapy; nutrition; endocrinology; metabolism; body composition
Special Issues, Collections and Topics in MDPI journals
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Ketogenic therapy (KT) has emerged as a promising nutritional strategy not only for weight management but also for modulating body composition and metabolic health. By inducing a metabolic shift toward fat oxidation and ketone body production, KT influences adipose tissue distribution, preserves lean mass under specific conditions, and impacts hormonal and inflammatory pathways. Increasing evidence suggests that ketogenic interventions may differentially affect fat mass, visceral adiposity, skeletal muscle, and metabolic flexibility, with implications for both clinical and performance settings.
This Special Issue aims to gather high-quality research exploring the interplay between ketogenic therapy and body composition. Topics of interest include (1) mechanisms underlying KT-induced changes in fat and lean compartments; (2) effects of ketogenic diets on muscle mass preservation and sarcopenia; (3) the role of KT in obesity, metabolic syndrome, and related disorders; (4) advanced methodologies (e.g., imaging and metabolomics) to assess body composition changes; and (5) personalized and long-term applications of ketogenic strategies.
By integrating mechanistic and clinical evidence, this Special Issue seeks to clarify the role of KT in optimizing body composition and metabolic outcomes.
Dr. Marco Marchetti
Dr. Giuseppe Annunziata
Prof. Dr. Luigi Barrea
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- ketogenic diets
- very low-energy ketogenic therapy
- body composition
- fat mass
- lean mass
- muscle mass
- visceral adiposity
- metabolic flexibility
- obesity
- sarcopenia
- ketone bodies
- metabolic health
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