Eating a low-carb diet for 12 weeks helps people with type 2 diabetes and obesity improve how their liver responds to insulin, making it work better without needing to change their medications.

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A secondary analysis of indices of hepatic and beta cell function following 12 weeks of carbohydrate and energy restriction vs. free-living control in adults with type 2 diabetes

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2024 May 27

The study tested the exact same diet as the claim and found the same 46.5% improvement in liver insulin resistance, so it supports the claim.

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A secondary analysis of indices of hepatic and beta cell function following 12 weeks of carbohydrate and energy restriction vs. free-living control in adults with type 2 diabetes

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DOI: 10.1186/s12986-024-00807-x

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