If you're an adult with metabolic syndrome, eating a special Asian-style keto diet with more whole eggs might help your body handle insulin better, lower your triglycerides, and reduce inflammation over a year—especially if you don’t limit cholesterol in your diet.

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Asian Low-Carbohydrate Diet with Increased Whole Egg Consumption Improves Metabolic Outcomes in Metabolic Syndrome: A 52-Week Intervention Study.

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2024 Nov

The study looked at an Asian-style keto diet with more whole eggs and found it helped improve blood sugar, triglycerides, and inflammation more than a regular low-calorie diet in people with metabolic syndrome.

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Asian Low-Carbohydrate Diet with Increased Whole Egg Consumption Improves Metabolic Outcomes in Metabolic Syndrome: A 52-Week Intervention Study.

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DOI: 10.1016/j.tjnut.2024.08.027

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