Unlabelled: COVID-19 comorbid with noncommunicable chronic diseases (NCDs) complicates the diagnosis, treatment, and prognosis, and increases the mortality rate. The aim is to evaluate the effects of a restricted diet on clinical/laboratory inflammation and metabolic profile, reactive oxygen species (ROS), and body composition in patients with COVID-19 comorbid with NCDs. We conducted a 6-week open, pilot prospective controlled clinical trial.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: To evaluate the effectiveness of the fast weight loss method on liver steatosis, fibrosis, inflammation, glycemic and lipid features and body composition in patients with severe nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) and type 2 diabetes (T2D).
Methods: A 24 week open prospective randomized controlled clinical trial including 80 adult patients (aged 40-65 years) was performed. The patients after randomization were divided into two groups: the main group followed the fast weight loss method; the control group received conventional drug treatment.