Beneficial Effects of the Ketogenic Diet on Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD/MAFLD)
Damian Dyńka,
Łukasz Rodzeń,
Mateusz Rodzeń
et al.
Abstract:The prevalence of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is likely to be approaching 38% of the world’s population. It is predicted to become worse and is the main cause of morbidity and mortality due to hepatic pathologies. It is particularly worrying that NAFLD is increasingly diagnosed in children and is closely related, among other conditions, to insulin resistance and metabolic syndrome. Against this background is the concern that the awareness of patients with NAFLD is low; in one study, almost 96% of … Show more
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