{"id":4786,"date":"2026-03-08T23:15:29","date_gmt":"2026-03-08T23:15:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fehv.org\/?p=4786"},"modified":"2026-03-08T23:15:32","modified_gmt":"2026-03-08T23:15:32","slug":"low-carb-diet-for-fatty-liver","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fehv.org\/en\/low-carb-diet-for-fatty-liver\/","title":{"rendered":"Low-Carb Diet for Fatty Liver"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p style=\"font-size:18px\">Fatty liver is a disease that affects approximately 30 percent of the world&#8217;s population and is associated with the prevalence of obesity and diabetes. The incidence of fatty liver disease is expected to increase in the coming years. A Low-Carb diet for fatty liver is important to improve liver health.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:18px\">Treatment for this disease is based primarily on <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/fehv.org\/en\/importance-sport-prevention-fatty-liver\/\">lifestyle changes (diet, physical exercise, etc.)<\/a><\/strong>. Among the diets used for weight loss is the low-carbohydrate diet, which consists of reducing carbohydrate consumption to less than approximately 130 grams per day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:18px\">An article published in the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/onlinelibrary.wiley.com\/journal\/9097\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">journal Nutrition and Metabolism<\/a><\/strong> describes the effectiveness of a low-carbohydrate diet for the treatment of fatty liver disease. This study included 220 patients diagnosed with fatty liver, achieving an average weight loss of 4 kilograms and a 4.84 centimeters reduction in abdominal circumference. Furthermore, the level of glutamic-pyruvic transaminase (GPT) decreased significantly, reflecting an improvement in liver inflammation. Indicators of glucose metabolism improved, and the diet also contributed to a reduction in diastolic blood pressure. The study also found that the diet was more effective when followed for 12 weeks compared to 8 weeks. The mechanism by which a low-carbohydrate diet benefits fatty liver is as follows: <strong>the reduction in carbohydrates leads to water loss<\/strong>, inhibits appetite, and leads to fat destruction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:18px\">Both <strong><a href=\"\/en\/especialista\/dr-vicente-carreno\/\">Dr. Carre\u00f1o<\/a><\/strong> and the doctors at the Foundation believe that the results of this study are important for trying to prevent the development of fatty liver disease.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A study published analyzes the effectiveness of a low-carbohydrate diet in patients with fatty liver disease. 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