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Protein and vitamin B6 intake are associated with liver steatosis assessed by transient elastography, especially in obese individuals.

Yvelise FerroIlaria CarèElisa MazzaFrancesco ProvenzanoCarmela ColicaCarlo TortiStefano RomeoArturo PujiaTiziana Montalcini
Published in: Clinical and molecular hepatology (2017)
We found a positive association between hepatic steatosis or Controlled Attenuation Parameter score and vitamin B6/total protein intake, probably related to the high intake of meat. Vitamin B6 might have a pathogenic role related to the increase of hepatic steatosis.
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