The Claim

In adults with type 2 diabetes following a continuous remote care model with very low carbohydrate nutrition therapy for five years, triglyceride levels decreased by 18.4% and HDL cholesterol increased by 17.4%, while LDL cholesterol and total cholesterol remained unchanged, indicating sustained improvement in atherogenic dyslipidemia.

Source: 5-Year effects of a novel continuous remote care model with carbohydrate-restricted nutrition therapy including nutritional ketosis in type 2 diabetes: An extension study.

What the research says

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In plain English

Among adults with type 2 diabetes who followed a continuous remote care program with very low carbohydrate nutrition for five years, triglyceride levels dropped by 18.4% and HDL cholesterol rose by 17.4%, while LDL cholesterol and total cholesterol did not change.

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In adults with type 2 diabetes following a continuous remote care model with very low carbohydrate nutrition therapy for five years, triglyceride levels decreased by 18.4% and HDL cholesterol increased by 17.4%, indicating sustained improvement in atherogenic dyslipidemia despite no change in LDL cholesterol or total cholesterol.

Why this might work

When carbs are drastically reduced, the body switches to burning fat for fuel, making ketones that tell the liver to stop making triglycerides and start breaking them down. At the same time, losing weight removes excess fat from the liver, which stops the liver from overproducing bad fats. This causes triglycerides to drop and good cholesterol to rise because the body can now move cholesterol out of the blood more efficiently and use it to repair tissues.

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What the research says

1 study

  1. Study: 5-Year effects of a novel continuous remote care model with carbohydrate-restricted nutrition therapy including nutritional ketosis in type 2 diabetes: An extension study.

    After five years of eating low-carb with remote doctor support, adults with type 2 diabetes saw their bad blood fats drop by almost 20% and their good blood fats rise by almost 20%, just like the claim said — even though their overall cholesterol didn’t change.

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