Drs. Jeffrey Browning and Shawn Burgess, UT Southwestern Medical Center (IMAGE)

UT Southwestern Medical Center

Drs. Jeffrey Browning and Shawn Burgess, UT Southwestern Medical Center

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Drs. Jeffrey Browning (right) and Shawn Burgess have found that people on low-carbohydrate diets depend more on the oxidation of fat in the liver for energy than those on a low-calorie diet.

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