Mediterranean diet for NAFLD: ‘Greener’ is better
01 Feb 2021
byJairia Dela Cruz
A Mediterranean (MED) diet enriched with polyphenols from Mankai, green tea, and walnuts, plus restricted red and processed meat intake, is a better strategy to treat nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), as suggested in the DIRECT-PLUS study. This ‘greener’ protocol is said to amplify the beneficial effect of the classic MED diet on hepatic fat, beyond weight loss.
