The Claim

In obese adults with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, low-carbohydrate caloric restriction is associated with a 22% improvement in post-load hepatic glucose production suppression, as measured by isotope-assisted oral glucose tolerance tests.

Source: Reducing Liver Fat by Low Carbohydrate Caloric Restriction Targets Hepatic Glucose Production in Non-Diabetic Obese Adults with Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease

What the research says

Supports is higher

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Supports
30score
Challenges
0score

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Correlation
1 study reviewed
In plain English

For overweight people with fatty liver disease not caused by alcohol, eating fewer carbs and calories helps their liver handle sugar better by 22%, based on a small test group.

See the scientific wording

In obese adults with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, low-carbohydrate caloric restriction is associated with a 22% improvement in post-load hepatic glucose production suppression, as measured by isotope-assisted oral glucose tolerance tests in a small group.

What the research says

1 study

  1. Study: Reducing Liver Fat by Low Carbohydrate Caloric Restriction Targets Hepatic Glucose Production in Non-Diabetic Obese Adults with Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease

    The study tested the same diet as the claim and found exactly what the claim said: a 22% improvement in how the liver handles sugar after eating.

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