Visceral fat loss v the rest

yarwell

rabbitjb wrote: »

So interesting but inconclusive and longer term, larger studies with more specificity in macro parameters and caloric stability are warranted

Not inconclusive - "Two weeks of dietary intervention (≈4.3% weight loss) reduced hepatic triglycerides by ≈42% in subjects with NAFLD".

Addresses the OPs question directly. Fat and protein were both double (grams per day) in the carb restricted arm http://ajcn.nutrition.org/content/93/5/1048/T2.expansion.html

"Liver triglycerides decreased significantly with weight loss (P < 0.001) but decreased significantly more (P = 0.008) in carbohydrate-restricted subjects (−55 ± 14%) than in calorie-restricted subjects (−28 ± 23%). Dietary fat (r = 0.643, P = 0.004), carbohydrate (r = −0.606, P = 0.008), posttreatment plasma ketones (r = 0.755, P = 0.006), and respiratory quotient (r = −0.797, P < 0.001) were related to a reduction in liver triglycerides"

Sued0nim

Sorry I misspoke

Within the parameters of the study there was clearly a conclusion

But the extrapolation to a dietary recommendation is not possible due to the constraints (time, size, parameters) of the study so unfortunately does not lead to any recommendation

But still interesting

Sued0nim

Which the study includes actually

"Since our initial report (8) and another report (23), it has been unclear whether the effect of a low-carbohydrate diet on hepatic triglycerides was specific to the diet or a more general feature of weight loss. Although we have shown here a metabolic advantage of carbohydrate restriction, the increased effectiveness of this diet in reducing liver triglycerides cannot be extrapolated beyond the 2-wk period of observation. The only other study similar to ours was carried out by Kirk et al (24) in 22 subjects. They showed that carbohydrate restriction reduced hepatic triglycerides more than did calorie restriction after 48 h of negative energy balance (−2% weight); however, the 2 dietary interventions were equally effective by ≈11 wk of negative energy balance (−7% weight)."

yarwell

Switching to a fat based metabolism for 2 weeks in the study above gives double the liver fat depletion. After 11 weeks in a different study the effect of diet composition was not significant - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2677125/ - "The relative decrease in IHTG was ~3 times greater in the LC group than in the HC group at 48 h of CR, but was not different between groups after ~11 wks of CR (~7% weight loss)"

In answer to the OP's question it appears that the body will initially reduce liver fat rapidly if the carbohydrate reduction is sufficient, but will eventually deplete it in a calorie restricted diet regardless.

BuddhaB0y

Thanks

GaleHawkins

Visceral fat is the last of my fat and it really does not want to let go in my case it seems. Not sure if the link below relates to the link above but it talks about visceral fat cause.

in.reuters.com/article/us-health-beverages-fat-idINKCN0UP2CP20160111