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ArticleBMC nutrition2022

Adherence to low carbohydrate diets and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease: a case control study.

Fatemeh Yaghoubi, Mina Darand, Aazam Ahmadi Vasmehjani, Zahra Darabi, Nasir Talenezhad, Farhang Mirzavandi, Mahdieh Hosseinzadeh

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Article in BMC nutrition, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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Fatemeh YaghoubiDepartment of Clinical Biochemistry, School of Medicine, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran.
Mina DarandDepartment of Clinical Nutrition, School of Nutrition and Food Science, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran.
Aazam Ahmadi VasmehjaniNutrition and Food Security Research Center, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran.
Zahra DarabiNutrition and Food Security Research Center, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran.
Nasir TalenezhadNutrition and Food Security Research Center, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran.
Farhang MirzavandiNutrition and Food Security Research Center, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran.
Mahdieh HosseinzadehNutrition and Food Security Research Center, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran. hoseinzade.mahdie@gmail.com.
Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences and Health Services · IRIsfahan University of Medical Sciences · IR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundNon-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is defined as the excessive accumulation of fat in the liver cells of people who do not drink alcohol. The aim of study is investigated the association between low carbohydrate diets (LCDs) and NAFLD.

methodsThis age and gender-matched case-control study was conducted on 120 patients newly diagnosed with NAFLD and 120 adults without NAFLD. Diagnosis of NAFLD based on laboratory tests and abdominal ultrasound. Low carbohydrate diets score calculated on the percentage of energy as carbohydrate, fat, and protein. Participants in the highest rank intake of fat and protein and lowest intake of carbohydrate received 10 points. Multivariable logistic odds ratio was used for examine the relation between LCDs and NAFLD.

resultsThis study showed subjects in the highest tertile of LCD has more intake of zinc and vitamin B12 compare to lowest. Also, intake of protein (p = 0.02) carbohydrate (p < 0.02) and cholesterol (p = 0.02) were significantly higher in patient with NAFLD compare to control subjects. There was no significant association between LCD and risk of NAFLD (OR: 1.36; 95% CI: 0.97-1.92; P-trend = 0.13) in crude and adjusted (OR: 1.31; 95% CI: 0.84-2.04; P-trend = 0.23) model.

conclusionHowever, we showed that intake of protein, carbohydrate and cholesterol are higher in NAFLD, but our results of study showed that LCDs with higher proportion intakes of protein and fat was not associated with NAFLD. Further prospective studies are required for confirm these associations.

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Carbohydrate-RestrictedDietFatty LiverNon-alcoholic fatty liver disease

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