The Claim
Long-term consumption of a ketogenic diet with 90% fat induces hepatic steatosis in adult male Wistar rats, as demonstrated by increased levels of liver total cholesterol, triglycerides, and non-esterified fatty acids, along with histological evidence of lipid infiltration, indicating disruption of hepatic lipid metabolism leading to fat accumulation.
What the research says
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Feeding adult male Wistar rats a diet that is 90% fat for a long time causes fat to build up in their livers, shown by higher levels of cholesterol, triglycerides, and fatty acids, and confirmed by microscopic examination of liver tissue.
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Long-term consumption of a ketogenic diet (90% fat) in adult male Wistar rats leads to significant hepatic steatosis, evidenced by elevated liver total cholesterol, triglycerides, and non-esterified fatty acids, along with histological confirmation of lipid infiltration, suggesting that extreme dietary fat overload disrupts hepatic lipid metabolism and promotes fat accumulation in the liver.
When the liver receives far more fat than it can burn for energy, the excess fat gets turned into triglycerides and stored inside liver cells, causing the liver to fill with fat.
What the research says
1 studyScientists fed rats a super fatty diet (90% fat) for 100 days and found their livers got full of fat and cholesterol, just like the claim said. This shows that eating way too much fat can overwhelm the liver’s ability to clean up fats.
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