Additional evidence low carb burns more fat

January 21, 8:33 AMDenver Low Carb ExaminerLinda Duffy

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A low carb diet burns liver fat & fat throughout the body

Anyone who has done the diet Merry-Go-Round and finally ended up trying low carb can tell you that low carb is the most effective way to drop excess weight. While many dieticians and doctors have dismissed this observations, a small but dedicated community has continued to advocate and follow a low carb lifestyle with great results. 

Last year's study from Isreal showed, not only superior weight loss, but a better lipid profile (better good cholesterol, lower bad cholesterol, lower triglycerides, etc...) in those that followed a low carb diet instead of a low calorie diet. Now research published in the journal Hepatology adds more details to something that low carb dieters have already experienced first hand.

"...the accumulation of excess fat in the liver – primarily a form of fat called triglycerides – can result in nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, or NAFLD. The condition is the most common form of liver disease in Western countries, and its incidence is growing. Dr. Browning has previously shown that NAFLD may affect as many as one-third of U.S. adults. The disease is associated with metabolic disorders such as insulin resistance, diabetes and obesity, and it can lead to liver inflammation, cirrhosis and liver cancer.

"Energy production is expensive for the liver," Dr. Browning said. "It appears that for the people on a low-carbohydrate diet, in order to meet that expense, their livers have to burn excess fat."

Results indicate that patients on the low-carbohydrate diet increased fat burning throughout the entire body." Full Story