Dietary modification in patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease / 中国实用内科杂志

ABSTRACT

Obesity is the greatest risk factor of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease(NAFLD),and the prevalence of NAFLD is over 90% in severe obesity. Losing weight can improve and even reverse NAFLD to varying degrees. Dietary modification is the most efficacious method in the weight reduction of NAFLD, for it can effectively reduce fatty and chang inflammation of liver cells by controlling calorie intake and regulating the proportion of nutrients, and the fibrillation can also be improved. In this paper, we discuss the calorie intake and dietary pattern of general population, the elderly and school-aged children, focusing on how NAFLD patients control their weight through dietary modification.