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This study assessed the impact of VLCKD on anthropometric measurements, inflammatory biomarkers, metabolic health, and cardiovascular risk in psoriatic arthritis (PsA) patients moderately overweight or in class I obesity.<\/jats:p>\n<\/jats:sec>\n\nMethods<\/jats:title>\nA proof-of-concept single-arm monocentric study involved PsA patients undergoing a 9-week VLCKD treatment. Patients with Body Mass Index (BMI) \u226527 and <35, in stable (\u22656 months) remission or low disease activity, as defined by Disease Activity in PSoriatic Arthritis (DAPSA) score, were included and underwent nutritional evaluations every 3 weeks. The study analyzed changes after the VLCKD intervention and the association between changes of anthropometric parameters and clinical and laboratory variables.<\/jats:p>\n<\/jats:sec>\n\nResults<\/jats:title>\nTwenty patients were enrolled since April 2022 and completed the study in May 2023. Median baseline BMI was 30.9 (interquartile range 29.1\u201333) kg\/m\u00b2. All participants exhibited low baseline disease activity, which correlated with BMI (Spearman\u2019s correlation coefficient (rs<\/jats:sub>)=0.59,p=0.007). Following VLCKD, significant improvements were observed in all anthropometric measures (BMI -3.5[-4;-2.6]), PsA activity (DAPSA -6.1[-16.8;3.7]), cardiovascular parameters (SCORE2 index -0.2[-0.7;0.1]), insulin resistance (Homeostatic Model Assessment-Insuline Resistance -2.1[-1.1;-3.0]), and lipid profile. Most inflammatory biomarkers remained within normal limits. BMI reduction correlated with changes in DAPSA scores (rs<\/jats:sub>=0.52,p=0.020). Patients with higher baseline weight or clinical activity experienced more pronounced improvements.<\/jats:p>\n<\/jats:sec>\n\nConclusions<\/jats:title>\nVLCKD significantly improved PsA activity and metabolic health. 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