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Adherence to a Mediterranean dietary pattern reduces the risk of developing MASLD by 23% compared to a Western dietary pattern.
Adopting a Mediterranean diet lowers your risk of MASLD by 23% compared to a Western diet. Focus on healthy fats, vegetables, and whole grains.
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A meta-analysis conducted by Shirin Hassani Zadeh et al. determined that the Mediterranean dietary (MD) pattern reduced the risk of MASLD by 23% compared to the Western dietary pattern [136].
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Updated mechanisms of MASLD pathogenesis
Yuxuan Li et al. · Lipids in Health and Disease · 2024
DOI 10.1186/s12944-024-02108-x
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