Association of food intake with a risk of metabolic dysfunction-associated fatty liver disease: a cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Metabolic dysfunction-associated fatty liver disease (MAFLD) is a common liver disease, the risk of which can be increased by poor diet. The objective of this study was to evaluate the associations between food items and MAFLD, and to propose reasonable dietary recommendations for the prevention of MAFLD.

Methods

Physical examination data were collected from April 2015 through August 2017 at Nanping First Hospital (n = 3,563). Dietary intakes were assessed using a semi-quantitative food frequency questionnaire. The association between food intake and the risk of MAFLD was assessed by using the inverse probability weighted propensity score.

Results

Beverages (soft drinks and sugar-sweetened beverages) and instant noodles were positively associa

SUBMITTER: Huang XH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10495696 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature