By Lisa Marie Basile | Fact-checked by Davi Sherman | Published September 20, 2023 Key Takeaways Findings from a new study published in JAMA explored the effects of sugary beverage intake in 98,786 postmenopausal women over an average follow-up of 20.9 years. They found that women who drank one or more servings daily of sweetened beverages—compared with […]
Reuters Health Medical News | March 26, 2021 People with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) are at increased risk of developing several types of extrahepatic cancers, a meta-analysis of observational cohort studies suggests. Researchers examined data from 10 studies with a total of 182,202 participants (mean age 51 years), including 45,218 (24.8%) who had NAFLD […]
Digestive and Liver Diseases — Ivancovsky-Wajcman D, et al. | July 10, 2019 In this cross-sectional study involving a large cohort of subjects undergoing colonoscopy, researchers explored the association of dietary vitamins E and C intakes with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), and fibrosis markers. NAFLD’s presence was assessed by ultrasonography. Overall, […]
Reuters Health News | February 13, 2019 People who eat a lot of animal protein may be more likely to have excessive fat in their livers and a higher risk of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) than individuals whose main source of protein is vegetables, a Dutch study suggests. Researchers examined data from dietary questionnaires […]
Naveed Saleh, MD, MS, for MDLinx | August 08, 2018 Maintaining a healthy diet is correlated with lower accumulation of fat in the liver and lower risk for developing hepatic steatosis, according to a recent analysis of the Framingham Heart Study published in Gastroenterology. Moreover, the benefits of healthy eating are compounded in patients genetically […]
FEBRUARY 07, 2018 Healthline/Medical News Today It was previously believed that fructose, which is the sugar found in fruit and fruit juice, is processed by the liver. However, a new study suggests that fructose is mainly processed in the small intestine. The study, which is published in the journal Cell Metabolism, reveals that processed high-sugar food and […]
The American Journal of Gastroenterology | October 27, 2017 Baratta F, et al. – For this research, the physicians examined the association between Mediterranean Diet (Med-Diet) and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). In addition, they investigated the effect of Med-Diet on insulin resistance. An inverse relationship was found between Med-Diet and NAFLD prevalence. Good adherence […]
One-week high GI diet increases hepatic fat and glycogen stores compared with low GI diet FRIDAY, Sept. 9, 2016 (HealthDay News) — A one-week high glycemic index (HGI) diet increases hepatic fat and glycogen stores in healthy adults compared with a low glycemic index (LGI) diet, according to a study published online Sept. 4 […]
July 06, 2016 Gastroenterology TAKE-HOME MESSAGE The authors of this retrospective, cohort study evaluated the association between nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and subsequent development of subclinical carotid atherosclerosis in 8020 men. They found that, compared with men without NAFLD, men with persistent NAFLD had significantly greater risk of incident subclinical carotid atherosclerosis (HR, 1.23; […]
J Am Coll Nutr. 2016 May-Jun;35(4):346-53. doi: 10.1080/07315724.2015.1021057. Epub 2015 Jul 9. Farsi F1, Mohammadshahi M1, Alavinejad P2, Rezazadeh A3, Zarei M4, Engali KA5. Abstract BACKGROUND: Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is a chronic liver disorder related to inflammation. Coenzyme Q10 (CoQ10) is a natural compound that has recently been considered as an anti-inflammatory factor. […]
11.18.2015 Pooled analysis: Improvements in liver histology, but no NASH resolution by Kristina Fiore Staff Writer, MedPage Today SAN FRANCISCO — Vitamin E was associated with improvement in liver histology in non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) patients whether or not they had diabetes, researchers reported here. In an analysis that pooled data from two trials, vitamin E […]
10.20.2015 Two-thirds of treated patients had decreases in alanine aminotransferase by Nancy Walsh Senior Staff Writer, MedPage Today HONOLULU — Treatment of nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) with vitamin E and pentoxifylline led to improvements in liver enzymes, a real-world study found. In a study that included 106 patients given NASH-specific therapy, those in the treatment group […]
Associations of sugar and artificially sweetened soda with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis QJM: An International Journal of Medicine, 10/01/2015 Wijarnpreecha K, et al. Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is the major concern of public health worldwide. The risk of NAFLD in subjects who regularly drink soda is controversial. The aim […]
Expert Opinion / Commentary · August 04, 2015 Written by Wahida Karmally DrPH, RD, CDE, CLS, FNLA Sugar is on the FDA “generally recognized as safe” list despite the growing body of evidence that sugar-sweetened beverage (SSB) consumption is detrimental to health and has been associated with increased risk of cardiovascular disease mortality,1 hypertension,2,3 liver […]
Diana Phillips June 11, 2015 Regular consumption of sugared beverages is associated with a greater prevalence of fatty liver disease, even after adjusting for body mass index, according to a large observational study. Specifically, adults who drank more than one sugar-sweetened drink per day were 55% (95% confidence interval [CI], 1.03 – 2.35) more likely […]
A daily sugar-sweetened beverage habit may increase the risk for non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), researchers from the Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging (USDA HRNCA) at Tufts University report in the Journal of Hepatology. The researchers analyzed 2,634 self-reported dietary questionnaires from mostly Caucasian middle-aged men and women enrolled in the National […]
April 28, 2015 Weight Loss Reduces Features of Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis Gastroenterology TAKE-HOME MESSAGE In this study, 293 patients with nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) were encouraged to make lifestyle changes over 1 year to reduce their weight. After 52 weeks, liver biopsies revealed that steatohepatitis had resolved in 25%, reductions in non-alcoholic fatty liver disease activity scores […]
Liver injury in non-alcoholic steatohepatitis may lead to a leaky gut Posted on Fri, Apr 10, 2015 @ 09:22 AM According to new research published in Cellular and Molecular Gastroenterology and Hepatology, non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) is associated with intestinal hyperpermeability, which may worsen liver disease. NASH is the more severe form of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease […]