The Claim

In obese adults with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, low-carbohydrate caloric restriction is associated with significant reductions in body weight (7%), visceral fat (34%), and abdominal subcutaneous fat (24%), but peripheral glucose disposal shows no significant change.

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

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Supports
30score
Challenges
0score

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Correlation
1 study reviewed
In plain English

When overweight people with fatty liver disease eat fewer carbs and calories, they lose weight and belly fat, but their body's ability to handle sugar doesn't really change.

See the scientific wording

Low-carbohydrate caloric restriction in obese adults with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease is associated with significant reductions in body weight (7%), visceral fat (34%), and abdominal subcutaneous fat (24%), but peripheral glucose disposal shows no significant change, based on measurements 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 it reduced weight and belly fat without changing how the body handles sugar, just like the claim said.

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