The Claim

In overweight and obese adults diagnosed with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), a 6-day ketogenic diet is associated with a 232% increase in hepatic ketogenesis, as measured by β-hydroxybutyrate production, indicating a significant shift in liver metabolism from fat storage to fat-derived fuel production.

Source: Effect of a ketogenic diet on hepatic steatosis and hepatic mitochondrial metabolism in nonalcoholic fatty liver disease

What the research says

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In plain English

If you're overweight and have fatty liver, going on a keto diet for just 6 days might make your liver burn fat for fuel way more—like over 3 times as much—instead of storing it.

See the scientific wording

In overweight and obese adults with NAFLD, a 6-day ketogenic diet is associated with a 232% increase in hepatic ketogenesis, as measured by β-hydroxybutyrate production, indicating a major shift in liver metabolism toward fat-derived fuel production rather than fat storage.

What the research says

1 study

  1. Study: Effect of a ketogenic diet on hepatic steatosis and hepatic mitochondrial metabolism in nonalcoholic fatty liver disease

    The study found that a 6-day keto diet made the liver burn fat for fuel much more, exactly as the claim says, and showed it using precise measurements.

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