Very low-carbohydrate diet
Intervention1 paper1 finding
- Human trial1
Outcomes
1Intermuscular adipose tissue
downin humans1High certainty
1 study
Intermuscular adipose tissue
downin humans1High certainty
Very low-carbohydrate diet decreases intermuscular adipose tissue in humans (-24.4% versus -1.0%; p < 0.01).
Human trialOlder adults with obesity; compared with a low-fat dietweight-maintainingthigh<10% energy from carbohydrates8 weeks
Low-carb diet cut fat between muscles in older adults with obesity · Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.) · 6 Oct 2026
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1ObesityHuman trial
Low-carb diet cut fat between muscles in older adults with obesity
Fat between thigh muscles fell 24.4% with a very low-carbohydrate diet versus 1.0% with a low-fat diet over eight weeks.Fat between thigh muscles fell 24.4% with a very low-carbohydrate diet versus 1.0% with a low-fat diet over eight weeks.