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Diabetes Obes Metab2026July 16, 2026Journal Article
Effectiveness of Telehealth Low-Carbohydrate Intervention in Preventing Chronic Kidney Disease: A Real-World, Retrospective, Matched Cohort Study.
Shaminie J Athinarayanan1, Petter Bjornstad2, Priya V Shanmugam1, Thomas Weimbs3, Adam J Wolfberg1, Jeff S Volek4, Jonathan Himmelfarb5, Richard J Johnson6
1Research Department, Virta Health, Denver, Colorado, USA.
2Kidney Research Institute and Division of Metabolism, Endocrinology and Nutrition, Department of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA.
3Department of Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology, University of California, Santa Barbara, California, USA.
4Department of Human Sciences, College of Education and Human Ecology, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, USA.
5Department of Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York, USA.
6Division of Renal Diseases and Hypertension, Department of Medicine, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado, USA.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Lifestyle interventions targeting metabolic health may influence chronic kidney disease (CKD) risk, particularly among adults with type 2 diabetes and obesity. We evaluated real-world associations between a telehealth-delivered, individualized nutrition therapy program (VINT) and CKD incidence and progression compared with usual care.
METHODS: We conducted a retrospective, propensity…
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