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ReviewPakistan journal of medical sciences

The metabolic associated fatty liver disease responses of lifestyle changes using diet and exercise.

Benash Altaf, Mahaneem Mohamed, Shireen Jawed, Wan Syaheedah Wan Ghazali

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Review in Pakistan journal of medical sciences. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

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5 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Benash AltafBenash Altaf, PhD Assistant Professor, Physiology, Aziz Fatimah Medical and Dental College, Faisalabad Punjab, Pakistan.
Mahaneem MohamedMahaneem Mohamed Associate Professor, Physiology, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Malaysia.
Shireen JawedShireen Jawed Associate Professor, Physiology, Aziz Fatimah Medical and Dental College, Faisalabad Punjab, Pakistan.
Wan Syaheedah Wan GhazaliWan Syaheedah Wan Ghazali Lecturer, Physiology, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Malaysia.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Objective: This review is aimed to study MAFLD responses of lifestyle modifications using Diet and Exercise. Methods: The sources for this MAFLD review following PRISMA protocol were PubMed, Google scholar, Scopus and Science Direct. Quality of evidence was assessed by consistent results with previous studies. Assessment of quality was done by Joanna Briggs Institute criteria. Quality of evidence was assessed by GRADE approach tool. Results: This review included 12 studies, from which five were qualitative and seven quantitative. The later showed poor dietary habits and sedentary lifestyle exhibiting MAFLD which eventually affect their quality of life. Further studies suggested that by introducing healthy lifestyle in MAFLD group using diet and exercise caused reduction in BMI, obesity levels, improved glycemic control and reversal of liver fat content with improved liver enzymes. Conclusion: Subjects with MAFLD experienced poor quality of life. Altering lifestyle by diet and exercise can improve their physical wellbeing.

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AdultLifestyle modificationMetabolic associated fatty liverQuality of life

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PMID37936729
PMCPMC10626089

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