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Metabolic adaptation

Participants with higher adherence scores for an overall low-carbohydrate diet (LCD) exhibited lower odds of hepatic steatosis (OR = 0.76, 95% CI: 0.61-0.96, p trend = 0.049).

Encouraging adherence to low-carbohydrate diets may reduce the risk of hepatic steatosis.

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Participants with higher adherence scores (comparing extreme tertiles) for an overall (OR = 0.76, 95% CI: 0.61‐0.96, p trend = 0.049) exhibited lower odds of steatosis.
Xiude Li et al. · Obesity · 2022

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Based on the cross-sectional study design from the abstract.

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Associations between low‐carbohydrate and low‐fat diets and hepatic steatosis

Xiude Li et al. · Obesity · 2022

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