When people with high triglycerides eat a low-fat, high-carb diet, their blood shows more leftover fat particles from meals, which might clog up the system that clears fat from the blood.

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Effects of a low-fat, high-carbohydrate diet on VLDL-triglyceride assembly, production, and clearance.

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1999 Oct

This study found that when people with high triglycerides eat a low-fat, high-carb diet, their bodies produce more leftover fat particles (chylomicron remnants) that can clog up the system and make it harder to clear other fats, exactly as the claim says.

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Effects of a low-fat, high-carbohydrate diet on VLDL-triglyceride assembly, production, and clearance.

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DOI: 10.1172/JCI6572

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