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If you're an obese adult with fatty liver, going on a low-carb diet for just two weeks—even without cutting calories—might slash your liver's fat production by nearly 80% and boost fat burning in your body by almost 5 times.
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An Integrated Understanding of the Rapid Metabolic Benefits of a Carbohydrate-Restricted Diet on Hepatic Steatosis in Humans.
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2018 Mar 6The study looked at people with fatty liver who ate a low-carb diet for two weeks and found their liver made less fat and burned more fat for energy, just like the claim says.
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