Mediterranean diet for patients with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, a systematic review and meta-analysis of observational and clinical investigations.

ABSTRACT:

Aim

Mediterranean diet (MD) is a healthful dietary pattern with benefits for prevention of metabolic diseases including non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). In the current meta-analysis, we assessed the association between MD and liver steatosis and cardiometabolic risk factors in patients with NAFLD.

Methods

PubMed, Scopus, and Embase were searched to find observational and clinical studies on the issue. No restriction on date and language was made. Outcomes included body mass index (BMI), waist circumference, blood pressure, triglycerides (TG), cholesterol fractions, glucose, insulin, insulin resistance, and liver transaminases.

Results

Seven observational reports and 6 trials met our inclusion criteria and entered in the meta-analysis. In observational studie

SUBMITTER: Akhlaghi M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7271299 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature