Effects of short-term energy restriction on liver lipid content and inflammatory status in severely obese adults: Results of a randomized controlled trial using 2 dietary approaches

Short‐term very‐low‐energy diets ( VLEDs ) are used in clinical practice prior to bariatric surgery, but regimens vary and outcomes of a short intervention are unclear. We examined the effect of 2 VLEDs , a food‐based diet ( FD ) and a meal‐replacement plan ( MRP ; LighterLife UK Limited , H arlow, UK ), over the course of 2 weeks in a randomized controlled trial. We collected clinical and anthropometric data, fasting blood samples, and dietary...