Micronutrients & recovery
Higher circulating levels of betaine are associated with a lower severity of NAFLD, suggesting a protective or favorable relationship.
Betaine, found in foods like beets, spinach, and whole grains, appears to help protect against fatty liver. Higher blood levels of betaine were linked to less severe liver fat. You can support your liver by including these foods in your diet, which also provide other essential nutrients.
a favorable betaine-NAFLD relationship in the community-based participants
Why this rating
Observational data shows strong inverse association, but causality is not established.
Source
Associations of gut-flora-dependent metabolite trimethylamine-N-oxide, betaine and choline with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease in adults
Yu‐Ming Chen et al. · Scientific Reports · 2016
DOI 10.1038/srep19076
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