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If you're an obese adult with fatty liver disease, switching to a very low-carb, high-fat diet for just two weeks might cut your liver fat by nearly half—and you could see improvements in as little as one day.
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An Integrated Understanding of the Rapid Metabolic Benefits of a Carbohydrate-Restricted Diet on Hepatic Steatosis in Humans.
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2018 Mar 6The study looked at a very low-carb, high-fat diet in people with fatty liver disease and found their liver fat dropped quickly—just like the claim says.
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