Eating very few carbs and more fats for 12 weeks makes people with excess body fat lose about 6-9 centimeters from their waist size.

Eating fewer carbs might help people with type 2 diabetes lose belly fat and lower their blood pressure over several months.

Eating very few carbs and more fats for 12 weeks makes the dangerous belly fat around organs shrink by about a quarter in people who have too much body fat.

When people with excess body fat eat very few carbs and more fats, they lose about 4-5% of their muscle mass within a month, and this muscle loss continues for the full 12 weeks of the diet.

After a few months of intermittent fasting, people with metabolic syndrome lose about an inch off their waist, which means they’re losing dangerous belly fat.

A program of exercise, healthy eating, and group meetings at a local clinic helps people lose belly fat without necessarily losing overall weight, which is good for heart health.