Effects of lifestyle interventions on clinical characteristics of patients with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease: A meta-analysis

• Published in: Metabolism, clinical and experimental Vol. 68; pp. 119 - 132
• Main Authors: Katsagoni, Christina N, Georgoulis, Michael, Papatheodoridis, George V, Panagiotakos, Demosthenes B, Kontogianni, Meropi D
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Elsevier Inc 01.03.2017
• Subjects: Diet; Endocrinology & Metabolism; Exercise; Glucose - metabolism; Humans; Life Style; Lifestyle; NAFLD; Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease - diet therapy; Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease - metabolism; Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease - therapy; Physical activity; Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic; Treatment Outcome; Weight loss; NAFLD; RCT; Physical activity; 1H MRS; ALT; WC; HIIT; Lifestyle; BMI; AST; QS; Weight loss; MeSH; PRISMA; SMD; NASH; IHTG; CT; HOMA-IR; HIT; Diet; GGT; MIT; NAS score; HbA1C; quality score; high-intensity training; alanine aminotransferase; randomised controlled clinical trial; standardized mean difference; gamma-glutamyl transpeptidase; high-intensity interval training; steatohepatitis; waist circumference; body mass index; weight loss; 1H–MRS; intervention; moderate-intensity training; non-alcoholic steatohepatitis; non-alcoholic fatty liver disease; fatty liver; Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses; diet; homeostatic model assessment of insulin resistance; Medical Subject Heading; computed tomography; non-alcoholic fatty liver disease score; proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy; lifestyle; physical activity; aspartate aminotransferase; nafld; glycated hemoglobin; intrahepatic triglycerides; nash

Although lifestyle modifications remain the cornerstone therapy for non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), the optimal lifestyle intervention is still controversial. The aim of this meta-analysis was to evaluate the effect of exercise and/or dietary interventions, type or intensity of exercise a...