Case series: Intermittent fasting and ketogenic diet reverse severe hypertriglyceridemia in two patients
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Subrat Das 1 ,
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This case series from PubMed describes two patients who achieved substantial reductions in severe hypertriglyceridemia (very high blood triglycerides) through intermittent fasting combined with a very-low-carbohydrate ketogenic diet. The authors argue these anecdotal cases highlight a lack of flexibility in current dietary guidelines that may hinder alternative treatment approaches for this condition.
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· 2 pulledHere, we describe two patients who have demonstrated substantial reductions in serum triglycerides, effectively reversing severe hypertriglyceridemia using unconventional dietary methods.
Although anecdotal, these cases point to a critical lack of flexibility in current dietary guidelines that hinders...
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