The association between adherence to the Mediterranean diet and hepatic steatosis: cross-sectional analysis of two independent studies, the UK Fenland Study and the Swiss CoLaus Study.
Saman Khalatbari-SoltaniFumiaki ImamuraSoren BrageEmanuella De Lucia RolfeSimon J GriffinNicholas J WarehamPedro Marques-VidalNita G ForouhiPublished in: BMC medicine (2019)
Greater adherence to the Mediterranean diet was associated with lower prevalence of hepatic steatosis, largely explained by adiposity. These findings suggest that an intervention promoting a Mediterranean diet may reduce the risk of hepatic steatosis.