Low-carb versus low-calorie diets

According to a recent diet study conducted by scientists at the UT Southwestern Medical Centre, those people who eat low-carbohydrate diets depend more on oxidization of fat in the liver than those who consume low-calorie diets .
The research team claimed that their findings could influence treatment of obesity and other chronic diseases, including diabetes, insulin resistance and fatty liver disease.
Study lead author Dr. Browning, an assistant professor, reportedly commented: “Instead of looking at drugs to combat obesity and the diseases that stem from it, maybe optimizing diet can not only manage and treat these diseases, but also prevent them. We saw a dramatic change in where and how the liver was producing glucose, depending on diet,” said Dr. Browning. Understanding how the liver makes glucose under different dietary conditions may help us better regulate metabolic disorders with diet .”

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