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Volume 8
Journal of Obesity & Weight Loss Therapy
Chronic Obesity - Metabolic Diseases 2018
October 15-17, 2018
October 15-17, 2018 Dubai, UAE
International Conference on
International Conference on
&
Joint Meeting on
Diabetes and Cholesterol Metabolism
Obesity and Chronic Diseases
Ketogenic diet and glycemic control in obese and diabetic patients
Rama Adnan Mnla
Imperial College Diabetes Centers, UAE
G
lycemic control in diabetes is the primary goal to delay and/ or prevent diabetes complications. Dietary carbohydrate is
the major determinant of postprandial glucose levels, and several clinical studies have shown that low-carbohydrate diets
improve glycemic control, thus carbohydrate restriction is considered to be a crucial therapeutic approach for the glycemic
control. Diets low in carbohydrate was used for the treatment of diabetes before insulin or other medication therapies were
available. Macronutrient distribution in the diet has different effect on the body physiology and metabolism and eventually on
the body composition and clinical outcomes. Ketogenic diet is a type of diet that consist of a very low carbohydrates and high
fat which drives the body to get its energy from burning body fat which produces an energy source known as ketones. It has
been shown that ketogenic diet is effective in improving blood glucose control and helping towards weight loss in people with
diabetes and non-diabetic. It has been presently included in the evidence based practice guidelines for nutritional management
of diabetes and obesity. In this lecture, we will be discussing the macronutrients recommendation, ketogenic diet, alterations in
metabolism in patient on ketogenic diet, the benefits of ketogenic diet on clinical outcomes, in addition to safety, compliance
and guidelines.
Biography
Rama Adnan Mnla is an experienced Clinical Dietitian with a demonstrated history of pre and post graduate experience in a variety of inpatient and outpatient
settings in different hospitals including John Hopkins hospital (Tawam hospital), Imperial college Diabetes Centers in the United Arab Emirates.
ms.dietitian@hotmail.comRama Adnan Mnla, J Obes Weight Loss Ther 2018, Volume 8
DOI: 10.4172/2165-7904-C9-081