Low Carb Mediterranean Diet Helpful in Reducing Fat

A new study by researchers at
Ben-Gurion University of the Negev has found that low car Mediterranean diet
has a great effect on reducing fat in the liver, around the heart and in the
pancreas compared to similar low-fat diet with lower calorie counts.The
participants in the experiment who were on a low-carb Mediterranean diet
reported moderate weight loss, 30% loss of liver fat, 11% fall in fat around
the heart and visceral fat (stomach region) was down by 25%.
The researchers used MRI for
scanning the body fat before and after the experiment.While fat accumulates in
the abdomen region, the percentage of fat in the liver also rises for most
obese people. The impact of this build up is still a matter of debate (the
classic 'chicken-and-the-egg' dilemma: There is still no agreement whether
"fatty liver disease" is a disease outright, and many experts believe
that without further changes to the liver, like development of infections
and/or fibrosis (development of proteins outside cells), there is no
significant health risk). Therefore, there are currently no treatments
specifically intended to treat fatty liver, other than general advice to lose
weight.
Despite similar levels of
weight loss, subjects who maintained a Mediterranean diet fared better than
those who maintained a low-fat diet according to several indices used to
measure risk for heart disease and diabetes. According to three indices used to
measure a patient's likelihood to develop heart trouble over the coming 10
years – indices factoring a range of various parameters, including gender and
age of the participant, fat and sugar levels in the blood and blood pressure
–more significant reductions in the risk of heart disease were found for the
participants who followed Mediterranean diets.
Source:https://in.bgu.ac.il/en/pages/news/mri_fat.aspx
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