The Effects of Concurrent Training Combined with Low-Carbohydrate High-Fat Ketogenic Diet on Body Composition and Aerobic Performance: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Bao, DP (通讯作者),Beijing Sport Univ, China Inst Sport & Hlth Sci, Beijing 100084, Peoples R China.;Zhou, KX (通讯作者),Chengdu Univ Tradit Chinese Med, Sports Hlth Coll, Chengdu 611137, Peoples R China.
2022-9
(1) Background: Recently, studies have emerged to explore the effects of concurrent training (CT) with a low-carb, high-fat ketogenic diet (LCHF) on body composition and aerobic performance and observed its benefits. However, a large variance in the study design and observations is presented, which needs to be comprehensively assessed. We here thus completed a systematic review and meta-analysis to characterize the effects of the intervention combining CT and LCHF on body composition and aerobic capacity in people with training experience as compared to that combining CT and other dietary strategies. (2) Methods: A search strategy based on the PICOS principle was used to find literature in the databases of PubMed, Web of Science, EBSCO, Sport-discuss, and Medline. The quality and risk of bias in the studies were independently assessed by two researchers. (3) Result: Eight studies consisting of 170 participants were included in this work. The pooled results showed no significant effects of CT with LCHF on lean mass (SMD = -0.08, 95% CI -0.44 to 0.3, p = 0.69), body fat percentage (SMD = -0.29, 95% CI -0.66 to 0.08, p = 0.13), body mass (SMD = -0.21, 95% CI -0.53 to 0.11, p = 0.2), VO2max (SMD = -0.01, 95% CI -0.4 to 0.37, p = 0.95), and time (or distance) to complete the aerobic tests (SMD = -0.02, 95% CI -0.41 to 0.37, p = 0.1). Subgroup analyses also showed that the training background of participants (i.e., recreationally trained participants or professionally trained participants) and intervention duration (e.g., > or <= six weeks) did not significantly affect the results. (4) Conclusions: This systematic review and meta-analysis provide evidence that compared to other dietary strategies, using LCHF with CT cannot induce greater benefits for lean mass, body fat percentage, body mass, VO2max, and aerobic performance in trained participants.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH
卷号:19|期号:18
收录类别:SCIE
语种
英语
来源机构
Beijing Sport University; Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine; California State University System; California State University Long Beach; Harvard University; Harvard Medical School
资助机构
Key Research and Development Projects of the Ministry of Science and Technology
资助信息
D.B. was supported by Key Research and Development Projects of the Ministry of Science and Technology (2018YFC2000602).
被引频次(WOS)
0
被引频次(其他)
0
180天使用计数
6
2013以来使用计数
6
EISSN
1660-4601
出版年
2022-9
DOI
10.3390/ijerph191811542
学科领域
循证公共卫生
关键词
low-carb high-fat ketogenic diet concurrent training body composition aerobic performance athletes
WOS学科分类
Environmental Sciences Public, Environmental & Occupational Health