Eating fewer carbs might make your liver produce more sugar, and some scientists think this could put extra strain on your liver.
Evidence from Studies
Supporting (1)
Community contributions welcome
The study shows that a low-carb diet in mice with fatty liver disease increased liver stress and ketone production, which matches the claim that low carbs boost liver glucose output and cause stress.
Contradicting (2)
Community contributions welcome
The study looked at a low-carb diet but didn't check if it increases sugar production in the liver or causes liver stress; instead, it found the diet improved liver health, which goes against the claim.
The study used both low carbs and very few calories together, which improved liver health, but the claim is only about low carbs by themselves possibly stressing the liver, so the study doesn't really test the same thing.
Gold Standard Evidence Needed
According to GRADE and EBM methodology, here is what ideal scientific evidence would look like to definitively prove or disprove this specific claim, ordered from strongest to weakest evidence.