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The effect of a low-carbohydrate, ketogenic diet on nonalcoholic fatty liver disease: a pilot study

Tendler, David; Lin, Sauyu; Yancy, William S.; Mavropoulos, John; Sylvestre, Pam; Rockey, Don C.; Westman, Eric C.

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2007-02

10.1007/s10620-006-9433-5

PMID: 17219068

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Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease is an increasingly common condition that may progress to hepatic cirrhosis. This pilot study evaluated the effects of a low-carbohydrate, ketogenic diet on obesity-associated fatty liver disease. Five patients with a mean body mass index of 36.4 kg/m(2) and biopsy evidence of fatty liver disease were instructed to follow the diet (

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Female; Humans; Male; Adult; Obesity; Ketones; Middle Aged; Ketone Bodies; Weight Loss; Pilot Projects; Diet, Carbohydrate-Restricted; Prospective Studies; Treatment Outcome; Fatty Liver; Liver Cirrhosis; Hepatitis