Very low-carbohydrate, high-fat, weight reduction diet decreases hepatic gene response to glucose in obese rats

Very low-carbohydrate, high-fat, weight reduction diet decreases hepatic gene response to glucose in obese rats

Abstract Background Very low carbohydrate (VLC) diets are used to promote weight loss and improve insulin resistance (IR) in obesity. Since the high fat content of VLC diets may predispose to hepatic steatosis and hepatic insulin resistance, we investigated the effect of a VLC weight-reduction diet...

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Main Authors: Kathleen V. Axen, Marianna A. Harper, Yu Fu Kuo, Kenneth Axen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-07-01
Series:Nutrition & Metabolism
Subjects:
Very low-carbohydrate diet
Weight loss
Insulin resistance
Lipogenesis
Gene expression
Obesity
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12986-018-0284-9

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