Complete alcohol abstinence increases the risk of NAFLD but not severity. A population analysis with transient elastography.
Jieling XiaoCheng-Han NgKai En ChanAnsel Shao Pin TangReadon TehAbel Ho Zhi LingJie Ning YongWen Hui LimDarren Jun Hao TanCaitlyn TanKhin Maung WinAung Hlaing BwaNicholas W S ChewDaniel HuangYock Young DanMazen NoureddinMohammad Shadab SiddiquiArun SanyalNobuharu TamakiMark Dhinesh MuthiahPublished in: Scandinavian journal of gastroenterology (2022)
Interestingly, modest alcohol consumption is associated with decreased odds of NAFLD. Further investigations are required to examine the relationship between alcohol consumption and NAFLD and subsequently the potential impact on NAFLD management.