KETO CUT LIVER FAT BY 67% — BUT WHAT ABOUT CHOLESTEROL? #sugarmd

Can a ketogenic diet really reduce liver fat by 67%? A new clinical trial found that people with obesity, prediabetes, and fatty liver experienced a 67% reduction in liver fat on a ketogenic diet over roughly 4–5 months. Interestingly, the keto, Mediterranean, and low-fat groups lost a similar amount of weight, but the keto group experienced a substantially greater reduction in liver fat.

But there’s another side to the story: cholesterol. While keto may improve insulin sensitivity and liver fat, some people can experience significant increases in LDL cholesterol and ApoB—especially when the diet is built heavily around saturated fats.

In this video, we break down:

Why keto reduced liver fat by 67% in this study
What happens to insulin, glucagon, and fat burning on keto
Why keto may affect LDL cholesterol differently from person to person
Saturated vs. unsaturated fats on a low-carb diet
Why LDL, ApoB, triglycerides, and other markers matter
How to build a smarter, more heart-conscious low-carb diet
What this study can and cannot tell us about long-term keto use
The study was small and short-term, involving 42 participants, so the results do not mean that everyone should follow a ketogenic diet indefinitely. The bigger takeaway is that macronutrient composition may influence liver fat and metabolic health beyond weight loss alone—but individual responses matter.

Have you tried keto? What happened to your cholesterol and blood sugar? Let us know in the comments.

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