The Claim
In adults with metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease, a reduction in waist-to-height ratio during a 12-week dietary intervention is more strongly correlated with improvement in liver fat content when the intervention is a ketogenic diet (rs = 0.33, p = 0.016) than when it is a calorie-restricted diet (rs = 0.15, p = 0.301), indicating a differential mechanistic relationship between central adiposity loss and hepatic fat clearance under carbohydrate restriction.
What the research says
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In adults with fatty liver disease, losing belly fat during a 12-week ketogenic diet is more closely linked to reduced liver fat than losing the same amount of belly fat during a calorie-restricted diet.
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In adults with metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease, the reduction in waist-to-height ratio during a 12-week dietary intervention is more strongly correlated with improvement in liver fat when following a ketogenic diet (rs = 0.33, p = 0.016) than a calorie-restricted diet (rs = 0.15, p = 0.301), suggesting a mechanistic link between central fat loss and hepatic fat clearance specific to carbohydrate restriction.
When carbs are severely reduced, the body burns belly fat faster, which stops excess fat from flooding the liver. At the same time, the liver stops making new fat and starts burning existing fat for energy, producing ketones that further reduce liver fat and inflammation.
What the research says
1 studyWhen people with fatty liver lost belly fat on a low-carb diet, their liver fat dropped much more than when they ate fewer calories without cutting carbs — suggesting low-carb diets might be especially good at clearing liver fat when you lose belly fat.
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