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Effect of Mediterranean Diet and Antioxidant Formulation in Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease: A Randomized Study.

Nutrients
January 1, 1970
Ludovico Abenavoli et al. (7 authors)
Journal ArticleRandomized Controlled TrialHuman StudyClinical
Study Details

Study Goal

The researchers aimed to compare the effects of a Mediterranean diet, with or without antioxidant supplementation, on overweight patients with NAFLD.

Results Summary

The Mediterranean diet alone or combined with antioxidants improved anthropometric parameters, lipid profile, and reduced hepatic fat accumulation and liver stiffness. The diet with antioxidants also significantly improved insulin sensitivity and showed greater reductions in anthropometric parameters compared to diet alone.

Population

Overweight Caucasian patients with NAFLD.

Effective Dosage

Not specified (antioxidant complex supplement was administered daily).

Duration

6 months.

Interactions

None mentioned.

Extracted Claims (9)
InterventionDirectionEndpointPopulationDosageImpactClaim #
Mediterranean diet
decrease
NAFLD
-
-
has shown beneficial effects
#1
antioxidant supplementation
decrease
treatment of NAFLD
-
-
highlighted the efficacy
#2
Mediterranean diet alone
improvement
anthropometric parameters
overweight patients suffering from NAFLD
-
improved
#3
Mediterranean diet alone
improvement
lipid profile
overweight patients suffering from NAFLD
-
improved
#4
Mediterranean diet alone
decrease
hepatic fat accumulation
overweight patients suffering from NAFLD
-
reduced
#5
Mediterranean diet alone
decrease
liver stiffness
overweight patients suffering from NAFLD
-
reduced
#6
Mediterranean diet associated with antioxidant intake
increase
insulin sensitivity
Group B patients
-
showed a significant improvement
#7
Mediterranean diet associated with antioxidant intake
decrease
anthropometric parameters
Group B patients
-
showed a more consistent reduction
#8
antioxidant supplementation
neutral
-
overweight patients with NAFLD
-
support the benefit
#9
Abstract

Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is the most common liver disease worldwide, characterized by liver fatty acid accumulation and fibrosis, not due to excessive alcohol consumption. Notably, nutritional habits have been reported to be implicated in the onset and severity of the hepatic damage, while the Mediterranean diet has shown beneficial effects on NAFLD. Free radicals and oxidative stress were suggested to be involved in the pathogenesis and progression of NAFLD, and several data highlighted the efficacy of antioxidant supplementation in its treatment. The aim of this study was to compare the effects of the Mediterranean diet, with or without an antioxidant complex supplement, in overweight patients suffering from NAFLD. In this prospective study, fifty Caucasian overweight patients were randomized into three groups (Groups A-C). A personalized moderately hypocaloric Mediterranean diet was prescribed to all patients included in the A and B groups. In addition to the diet, Group B was administered antioxidant supplementation daily and for the period of six months. Group C did not have any type of treatment. The study proved that the Mediterranean diet alone or in association with the antioxidant complex improved anthropometric parameters, lipid profile and reduced hepatic fat accumulation and liver stiffness. However, Group B patients, in which the diet was associated with antioxidant intake, showed not only a significant improvement in insulin sensitivity, but also a more consistent reduction of anthropometric parameters when compared with Group A patients. Taken together, these results support the benefit of antioxidant supplementation in overweight patients with NAFLD.

Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)
AdultAntioxidantsDiet, MediterraneanDietary SupplementsFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedNon-alcoholic Fatty Liver DiseaseOverweightProspective Studies
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Quality Scores
SafetyNot Assessed
Efficacy85/10
Quality75/10
Citation Metrics
Total Citations91
Citations/Year11.4
Relative Citation Ratio4.24
NIH Percentile91%
Research Impact Scores
APT Score0.95
Weight Score1.86
Normalized Score0.69
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