Today I'd like to tell you about research that was performed by the Nutrition Department at the University of Oslo in Norway. The paper is called: Effect of a ketogenic diet on pain and quality of life in patients with lipedema: The LIPODIET pilot study. It was published in the peer-reviewed journal Obesity Science & Practice in December 2021. One of the authors, Dr. Siren Nymo presented the results of this study at our Ketogenic Solution for Lymphatic/Fat Disorders virtual symposium that was held in November 2020. The objective of this research was to assess the impact of a low carbohydrate, high-fat diet on pain and quality of life in patients with lipedema. This paper is important for women with lipedema because it confirms what we have been seeing anecdotally for over 5 years. Many women with lipedema report improvements in pain management and weight loss using a ketogenic diet when low fat low calorie diets have always failed.

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