Practical dietary recommendations for the prevention andmanagement of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease in adults

Abstract

Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is the most common liver diseaseworldwide. In the absence of effective pharmacotherapies, clinical guidelines focus primarily on weight loss to treat this condition. Established consensus, evidence-based, and clinical dietary recommendations for NAFLD are currently lacking. The aim of this paper is to provide evidence-based practical dietary recommendations for the prevention and management of NAFLD in adults. A literature review focusing on established principles for the development of clinical practice recommendations was employed using the following criteria: based on substantial evidence, ensures risk minimization, is flexible for an individual pa..