If you're an obese adult with fatty liver disease, switching to a low-carb, higher-protein diet for just two weeks might quickly boost good gut bacteria that make folate—and your blood folate levels could go up in as little as one day.

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An Integrated Understanding of the Rapid Metabolic Benefits of a Carbohydrate-Restricted Diet on Hepatic Steatosis in Humans.

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2018 Mar 6

The study looked at obese adults with fatty liver and found that a low-carb, higher-protein diet quickly increased good gut bacteria that make folate and raised blood folate levels, just like the claim says.

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An Integrated Understanding of the Rapid Metabolic Benefits of a Carbohydrate-Restricted Diet on Hepatic Steatosis in Humans.

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DOI: 10.1016/j.cmet.2018.01.005

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