If you're overweight and have type 2 diabetes, cutting back on carbs and eating more protein for 6 weeks can clear more fat from your liver than just eating a normal diabetes diet—even if you lose...

From: Dietary carbohydrate restriction augments weight loss-induced improvements in glycaemic control and liver fat in individuals with type 2 diabetes: a randomised controlled trial

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If you're overweight and have type 2 diabetes, cutting back on carbs and eating more protein for 6 weeks can clear more fat from your liver than just eating a normal diabetes diet—even if you lose...

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In overweight adults with type 2 diabetes, a 6-week carbohydrate-reduced high-protein diet achieves a 26% greater reduction in intrahepatic fat compared to a conventional diabetes diet when both diets are matched for weight loss, indicating that carbohydrate restriction independently enhances liver fat clearance beyond the effects of caloric deficit alone.

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Study: Dietary carbohydrate restriction augments weight loss-induced improvements in glycaemic control and liver fat in individuals with type 2 diabetes: a randomised controlled trial

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