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WashU Medicine researchers led a clinical trial testing three diets with different proportions of carbohydrates, fats and proteins and found all of them improved metabolic health, but a very low-carb ketogenic diet had additional benefits for liver health and blood sugar control.

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Katie Gertler/WashU Medicine

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