Long term nutritional intake and the risk for non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD): a population based study

S Zelber-Sagi, D Nitzan-Kaluski, R Goldsmith… - Journal of …, 2007 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND/AIMS: Weight loss is considered therapeutic for patients with NAFLD.
However, there is no epidemiological evidence that dietary habits are associated with
NAFLD. Dietary patterns associated with primary NAFLD were investigated. METHODS: A
cross-sectional study of a sub-sample (n= 375) of the Israeli National Health and Nutrition
Survey. Exclusion criteria were any known etiology for secondary NAFLD. Participants
underwent an abdominal ultrasound, biochemical tests, dietary and anthropometric …