Low sugar diet for pediatric NAFLD improves hepatic steatosis

An 8-week diet low in free sugar content significantly improved hepatic steatosis among adolescent boys with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease compared with their usual diet, according to a study published in JAMA. “There are no approved pharmacological therapies for the treatment of NAFLD,” Jeffrey B. Schwimmer, MD, from the University of California in San Diego, and colleagues wrote.

Source: Low sugar diet for pediatric NAFLD improves hepatic steatosis