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Aug 28, 2026

Keto diet reduced liver fat by 67% in clinical trial

A ketogenic diet outperformed Mediterranean and low-fat diets in reducing liver fat and improving metabolic health markers in a clinical trial of people with obesity, prediabetes, and fatty liver disease.

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Top claims

▪In the Washington University School of Medicine clinical trial, researchers supplied all food and adjusted calorie intake so that participants in all three diet groups would lose approximately 10% of their body weight over four to five months
▪The Washington University School of Medicine clinical trial enrolled 42 participants with obesity, prediabetes, and fatty liver disease, randomly assigning them to follow a ketogenic, Mediterranean, or low-fat, plant-forward diet
▪The ketogenic diet in the Washington University School of Medicine clinical trial supplied 4% of calories from carbohydrates and 73% from fat, compared to 50% carbohydrates and 35% fat for the Mediterranean diet, and 70% carbohydrates and 15% fat for the plant-forward diet

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Dietary patterns Nutrition fundamentals Mediterranean diet Metabolic health Low carb & keto

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