Association between consumption frequency of honey and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease: results from a cross-sectional analysis based on the TCLSIH Cohort Study.

Association between consumption frequency of honey and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease: results from a cross-sectional analysis based on the TCLSIH Cohort Study. Br J Nutr. 2020 Aug 17;:1-25 Authors: Zhang S, Wu X, Bian S, Zhang Q, Liu L, Meng G, Yao Z, Wu H, Gu Y, Wang Y, Sun S, Wang X, Zhou M, Jia Q, Song K, Niu K Abstract Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is the hepatic manifestation of metabolic syndrome. Recent evidence has suggested the protective effects of honey consumption against metabolic syndrome, but the association between honey intake and NAFLD is still unclear. We investigated how the consumption frequency of honey was associated with NAFLD in the general population. This was a cross-sectional study of 21,979 adults aged 20-90 years. NAFLD was diagnosed based on the ultrasound-diagnosed fatty liver without significant alcohol intake and other liver diseases. Diet information, including consumption frequency of honey, was assessed by a validated 100 item food frequency questionnaire. Odds ratios (ORs) with 95% confidence intervals (CIs) were calculated by the binary logistic regression model, adjusting for confounding factors identified by the directed acyclic graph. Overall, 6,513 adults (29.6%) had NAFLD. Compared with participants consuming ≤1 time/week of honey, the multivariable ORs (95% CIs) of NAFLD were 0.86 (0.77, 0.97) for 2-6 times/week and 1.10 (0.95, 1.27) for ≥1 times/day (P for trend = 0.90...
Source: The British Journal of Nutrition - Category: Nutrition Authors: Tags: Br J Nutr Source Type: research