PMID- 34444964 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20211015 LR - 20231107 IS - 2072-6643 (Electronic) IS - 2072-6643 (Linking) VI - 13 IP - 8 DP - 2021 Aug 16 TI - Metabolic Derangement in Pediatric Patient with Obesity: The Role of Ketogenic Diet as Therapeutic Tool. LID - 10.3390/nu13082805 [doi] LID - 2805 AB - Obesity is defined as a condition characterized by an excessive fat accumulation that has negative health consequences. Pediatric obesity is associated with an increased risk for many diseases, including impaired glycemic and lipidic control that may lead to the development of chronic, and potentially disabling, pathologies, such as type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and cardiovascular events, in adult life. The therapeutic strategy initially starts with interventions that are aimed at changing lifestyle and eating behavior, to prevent, manage, and potentially reverse metabolic disorders. Recently, the ketogenic diet (KD) has been proposed as a promising dietary intervention for the treatment of metabolic and cardiovascular risk factors related to obesity in adults, and a possible beneficial role has also been proposed in children. KD is very low in carbohydrate, high in fat, and moderate to high in protein that may have the potential to promote weight loss and improve lipidic derangement, glycemic control, and insulin sensitivity. In this review, we present metabolic disorders on glycemic and lipidic control in children and adolescents with obesity and indication of KD in pediatrics, discussing the role of KD as a therapeutic tool for metabolic derangement. The results of this review may suggest the validity of KD and the need to further research its potential to address metabolic risk factors in pediatric obesity. FAU - Calcaterra, Valeria AU - Calcaterra V AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-2137-5974 AD - Pediatric and Adolescent Unit, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Pavia, 27100 Pavia, Italy. AD - Pediatric Department, "Vittore Buzzi" Children's Hospital, 20154 Milan, Italy. FAU - Verduci, Elvira AU - Verduci E AUID- ORCID: 0000-0003-2111-3111 AD - Pediatric Department, "Vittore Buzzi" Children's Hospital, 20154 Milan, Italy. AD - Department of Health Sciences, University of Milano, 20142 Milano, Italy. FAU - Pascuzzi, Martina Chiara AU - Pascuzzi MC AUID- ORCID: 0000-0003-3549-498X AD - Pediatric Department, "Vittore Buzzi" Children's Hospital, 20154 Milan, Italy. AD - Department of Biomedical and Clinical Science "L. Sacco", University of Milan, 20157 Milan, Italy. FAU - Magenes, Vittoria Carlotta AU - Magenes VC AD - Pediatric Department, "Vittore Buzzi" Children's Hospital, 20154 Milan, Italy. AD - Department of Biomedical and Clinical Science "L. Sacco", University of Milan, 20157 Milan, Italy. FAU - Fiore, Giulia AU - Fiore G AD - Pediatric Department, "Vittore Buzzi" Children's Hospital, 20154 Milan, Italy. AD - Department of Health Sciences, University of Milano, 20142 Milano, Italy. FAU - Di Profio, Elisabetta AU - Di Profio E AD - Pediatric Department, "Vittore Buzzi" Children's Hospital, 20154 Milan, Italy. AD - Department of Biomedical and Clinical Science "L. Sacco", University of Milan, 20157 Milan, Italy. FAU - Tenuta, Elisavietta AU - Tenuta E AD - Pediatric and Adolescent Unit, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Pavia, 27100 Pavia, Italy. FAU - Bosetti, Alessandra AU - Bosetti A AD - Pediatric Department, "Vittore Buzzi" Children's Hospital, 20154 Milan, Italy. FAU - Todisco, Carolina Federica AU - Todisco CF AD - Pediatric Department, "Vittore Buzzi" Children's Hospital, 20154 Milan, Italy. AD - Department of Biomedical and Clinical Science "L. Sacco", University of Milan, 20157 Milan, Italy. FAU - D'Auria, Enza AU - D'Auria E AUID- ORCID: 0000-0003-2750-5810 AD - Pediatric Department, "Vittore Buzzi" Children's Hospital, 20154 Milan, Italy. AD - Department of Biomedical and Clinical Science "L. Sacco", University of Milan, 20157 Milan, Italy. FAU - Zuccotti, Gianvincenzo AU - Zuccotti G AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-2795-9874 AD - Pediatric Department, "Vittore Buzzi" Children's Hospital, 20154 Milan, Italy. AD - Department of Biomedical and Clinical Science "L. Sacco", University of Milan, 20157 Milan, Italy. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Review DEP - 20210816 PL - Switzerland TA - Nutrients JT - Nutrients JID - 101521595 SB - IM MH - Adolescent MH - Child MH - Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2/*diet therapy MH - *Diet, Ketogenic MH - Humans MH - Insulin Resistance MH - Metabolic Diseases/*diet therapy MH - Pediatric Obesity/*diet therapy PMC - PMC8400548 OTO - NOTNLM OT - diabetes OT - insulin resistance OT - ketogenic diet OT - lipids OT - obesity COIS- The authors declare no conflict of interest. EDAT- 2021/08/28 06:00 MHDA- 2021/10/16 06:00 PMCR- 2021/08/16 CRDT- 2021/08/27 01:22 PHST- 2021/06/21 00:00 [received] PHST- 2021/07/22 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2021/08/12 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2021/08/27 01:22 [entrez] PHST- 2021/08/28 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2021/10/16 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2021/08/16 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - nu13082805 [pii] AID - nutrients-13-02805 [pii] AID - 10.3390/nu13082805 [doi] PST - epublish SO - Nutrients. 2021 Aug 16;13(8):2805. doi: 10.3390/nu13082805.