Obese kids who eat a lot of cholesterol (like eggs and fatty meats) are more than twice as likely to have a fatty liver, even if they weigh the same as other kids.

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Are Dietary Cholesterol Intake and Serum Cholesterol Levels Related to Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease in Obese Children?

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This study looked at obese kids and found that those who ate more cholesterol in their food were more than twice as likely to have fat in their liver, even when accounting for how much they weighed or how many calories they ate — just like the claim says.

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Are Dietary Cholesterol Intake and Serum Cholesterol Levels Related to Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease in Obese Children?

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DOI: 10.1155/2012/572820

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