ArticleNutrients2022
Association between Mediterranean Diet and Fatty Liver in Women with Overweight and Obesity.
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- Ultrasound-defined fatty liver and the risk of progression from preclinical to clinical obesity: a prospective cohort study.Frontiers in nutrition · 2026Article
- The Role of the Mediterranean Diet and Alcohol Consumption in Chronic Liver Disease Prevention: A Narrative Review.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2025Review
- Two-Year Mediterranean Diet Intervention Improves Hepatic Health in MASLD Patients.Foods (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Ultra-Processed Food Intake and Increased Risk of Obesity: A Narrative Review.Foods (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
- Obesity Is Associated with Fatty Liver and Fat Changes in the Kidneys in Humans as Assessed by MRI.Nutrients · 2024Article
- The Role of the Fatty Liver Index (FLI) in the Management of Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease: A Systematic Review.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Review
- The Role of Choline, Soy Isoflavones, and Probiotics as Adjuvant Treatments in the Prevention and Management of NAFLD in Postmenopausal Women.Nutrients · 2023Review
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- Comment on Leone et al. Association between Mediterranean Diet and Fatty Liver in Women with Overweight and Obesity.Nutrients · 2023Article
- The Effects of Greek Orthodox Christian Fasting during Holy Week on Body Composition and Cardiometabolic Parameters in Overweight Adults.Diseases (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
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Abstract
Obesity is a risk factor for NAFLD. However, not all people with obesity have an excessive intrahepatic fat content. Adherence to a high-quality dietary pattern may also promote liver health in obesity. A cross-sectional study of 2967 women with overweight and obesity was carried out to assess the association between a Mediterranean diet and fatty liver. All women underwent clinical examination, anthropometric measurements, blood sampling, ultrasound measurements of abdominal visceral and subcutaneous fat, and assessment of adherence to the Mediterranean diet using the 14-item MEDAS questionnaire. Fatty liver index (FLI), NAFLD fatty liver steatosis (NAFLD-FLS) and hepatic steatosis index (HSI) were calculated. In women with obesity, the MEDAS score was inversely associated with FLI (β = −0.60, 95% CI: −1.04, −0.16, p = 0.008), NAFLD-FLS (β = −0.092, 95% CI: −0.134, −0.049, p < 0.001) and HSI (β = −0.17, 95% CI: −0.30, −0.04, p = 0.011). Stronger associations were observed in premenopausal women with obesity. Mediterranean diet was inversely associated with NAFLD-FLS in women with overweight, independently of menopausal status. In conclusion, Mediterranean diet is associated with a better liver status in women with overweight and obesity. This may have a public health impact and be useful in drafting nutritional guidelines for NAFLD.
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