Associations between types and sources of dietary carbohydrates and liver fat: a UK Biobank study.

ABSTRACT:

Background and aims

Excess energy intake can lead to metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD), but the relationship between dietary carbohydrate intake and liver fat content remains unclear. This study aimed to examine the associations between types and sources of dietary carbohydrates and liver fat content.

Methods

UK Biobank participants with no pre-existing diabetes, liver disease or cardiovascular disease reported dietary intake of types and sources of carbohydrates (total carbohydrates, free sugars, non-free sugars, starch from whole grains, starch from refined grains, and fibre) on at least two 24-h dietary assessments. In cross-sectional analyses, (n = 22,973), odds ratios (OR) of high liver fat content (defined as a score of ≥ 36 in the hepati

SUBMITTER: Orliacq J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10652437 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature