Fruit Fiber Consumption Specifically Improves Liver Health Status in Obese Subjects under Energy Restriction.

ABSTRACT: The prevalence of non-alcoholic-fatty-liver-disease (NAFLD) is associated with obesity, diabetes, and metabolic syndrome (MS). This study aimed to evaluate the influence of two energy-restricted diets on non-invasive markers and scores of liver damage in obese individuals with features of MS after six months of follow-up and to assess the role of fiber content in metabolic outcomes. Seventy obese individuals from the RESMENA (Reduction of Metabolic Syndrome in Navarra) study were evaluated at baseline and after six months of energy-restricted nutritional intervention (American Heart Association (AHA) and RESMENA dietary groups). Dietary records, anthropometrical data, body composition by dual energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA), and routine laboratory measurements were analyzed by standardiz

SUBMITTER: Cantero I 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5537782 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature