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Mediterranean Diet and Metabolic Outcomes in NAFLD/MASLD: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials.

Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), recently redefined as metabolic dysfunction associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD), is the most prevalent chronic liver disorder worldwide and is strongly associated with obesity, insulin resistance, and cardiometabolic risk. The Mediterranean diet (MD) has been proposed as a therapeutic strategy for improving metabolic and hepatic outcomes.

Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), recently redefined as metabolic dysfunction associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD), is the most prevalent chronic liver disorder worldwide and is strongly associated with obesity, insulin resistance, and cardiometabolic risk. The Mediterranean diet (MD) has been proposed as a therapeutic strategy for improving metabolic and hepatic outcomes.

What the study was

Study design
Randomized Controlled Trial (inferred)
Category
Treatment Innovation
Maturity
Potentially Practice-Changing
Journal
Clin Nutr ESPEN

Why it surfaced

Matched watchlist topic 'Cardiovascular-metabolic: GLP-1, SGLT2, cardiometabolic risk'. Study design: Randomized Controlled Trial (inferred). Score: 8/10 (N:1, R:3, D:2, P:2).

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