There has long been debate about which low-carbohydrate diets — specifically, Mediterranean vs. ketogenic — offer the greatest health benefits to patients with prediabetes and type 2 diabetes, but a randomized study may offer an answer.
Researchers from Stanford University found that both diets improved blood glucose control — the study’s primary outcome — and both led to comparable weight loss in participants. However, unlike the Mediterranean diet, keto leads to elevated LDL cholesterol, lacks essential nutrients and is more difficult to maintain over time,