The Claim
In obese adults with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), a 7-day isocaloric low-carbohydrate diet with increased protein intake is associated with downregulation of hepatic fatty acid synthesis genes (including FASN) and upregulation of fatty acid oxidation and folate-mediated one-carbon metabolism pathways, as demonstrated by liver biopsy transcriptomic analysis in a second cohort of 7 participants.
What the research says
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Eating fewer carbs and more protein for a week might help turn off fat-making genes and turn on fat-burning and metabolism genes in the livers of obese people with fatty liver disease.
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In obese adults with NAFLD, a 7-day isocaloric low-carbohydrate diet with increased protein is associated with downregulation of hepatic fatty acid synthesis genes (including FASN) and upregulation of fatty acid oxidation and folate-mediated one-carbon metabolism pathways, as shown in liver biopsy transcriptomics from a second cohort of 7 participants.
What the research says
1 studyThe study looked at what happens in the liver when people with fatty liver eat fewer carbs and more protein for a week, and it found changes in genes that help burn fat and reduce fat production, just like the claim says.
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