Obese kids with high levels of 'bad' cholesterol (LDL) in their blood are more than two and a half times more likely to have a fatty liver, even if they eat 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 found that obese kids with high 'bad cholesterol' (LDL) were more than twice as likely to have a fatty liver, even when accounting for how much they ate or how much they weighed — 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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