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. 2017 Nov 14;9(11):1245.
doi: 10.3390/nu9111245.

Nutritional Profile and Dietary Patterns of Lebanese Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease Patients: A Case-Control Study

Nicole Fakhoury-Sayegh  1 , Hassan Younes  2 , Gessica N H A Heraoui  3 , Raymond Sayegh  4
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Nutritional Profile and Dietary Patterns of Lebanese Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease Patients: A Case-Control Study

Nicole Fakhoury-Sayegh et al. Nutrients. .

Abstract

Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is considered the most common liver disease in the world. Dietary habits have a significant impact on the biological and physical profile of patients and increase the risk of NAFLD. The overall pattern of diet intake is more associated with health outcomes than nutrients. The aim of this study was to evaluate the nutritional profile and the dietary patterns of Lebanese NAFLD patients and compare it with controls. During this study; 112 NAFLD Lebanese adult patients (55 men and 57 women); and 110 controls (44 men and 66 women) were recruited. Dietary intake was evaluated by two 24-h recalls and a semi-quantitative 90-item food frequency questionnaire. Dietary patterns were determined by factor analysis. Results from the study demonstrated that 40% of cases belonged to the high fruit group as compared to 30% following a high meat; fast food dietary pattern. Both groups increased the odds of NAFLD by four-fold (p < 0.05). The traditional diet decreases the odds by 33% after adjustment with the covariables. The high fruit diet group was, as with the high meat, fast food dietary pattern, the main potential risk factor for NAFLD in Lebanese patients.

Keywords: fast food; high fruit group; high meat; non-alcoholic fatty liver disease.

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The authors declare no conflict of interest.

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Flowchart for selection and enrollment of study subjects (cases and controls). NAFLD: Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease; FFQ: Food Frequency Questionnaire.
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Distribution of participants according to the different dietary patterns.
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Distribution of participants according to the different dietary patterns, BMI, and gender.
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