Nutritional Status and Nutrition Quality in Patients with Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease.

Nutritional Status and Nutrition Quality in Patients with Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease. Acta Clin Croat. 2017 Dec;56(4):625-634 Authors: Vranešić Bender D, Nutrizio M, Jošić M, Ljubas Kelečić D, Karas I, Premužić M, Domislović V, Rotim C, Krznarić Ž Abstract Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is becoming a major health burden with increasing prevalence worldwide due to its close association with the epidemic of obesity. Currently there is no standardized pharmacological treatment, and the only proven effective therapeutic strategy is lifestyle modification, therefore it is important to determine the potential dietary targets for the prevention and treatment of NAFLD. We assessed nutritional status in 30 patients diagnosed with NAFLD using anthropometric parameters, hand grip strength, and lifestyle and dietetic parameters (physical activity, NRS2002 form and three-day food diary). The mean body mass index was 29.62±4.61 kg/m2, yielding 86.67% of obese or overweight patients. Physical activity results indicat-ed poorly active subjects. Excessive energy intake was recorded in 27.78% of patients. The mean in-take of macronutrients was as follows: 15.5% of proteins, 42.3% of carbohydrates and 42.2% of fat, with -deficient micronutrient intake of calcium, magnesium, iron, zinc, and vitamins A, B1 and B2. The -results showed that the quality of nutrition in study subjects was not accordant to current rec-ommendation...
Source: Acta Clinica Croatica - Category: General Medicine Tags: Acta Clin Croat Source Type: research