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Very Low Alcohol Consumption Is Associated with Lower Prevalence of Cirrhosis and Hepatocellular Carcinoma in Patients with Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease

Very Low Alcohol Consumption Is Associated with Lower Prevalence of Cirrhosis and Hepatocellular Carcinoma in Patients with Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease

Authors :
Silvia Ferri
Bernardo Stefanini
Lorenzo Mulazzani
Margherita Alvisi
Francesco Tovoli
Simona Leoni
Luca Muratori
Tommaso Lotti
Alessandro Granito
Luigi Bolondi
Fabio Piscaglia
Ferri S.
Stefanini B.
Mulazzani L.
Alvisi M.
Tovoli F.
Leoni S.
Muratori L.
Lotti T.
Granito A.
Bolondi L.
Piscaglia F.
Source :
Nutrients; Volume 14; Issue 12; Pages: 2493
Publication Year :
2022
Publisher :
MDPI AG, 2022.

Abstract

The role of moderate alcohol consumption in the evolution of NAFLD is still debated. The aim of this study is to evaluate the impact of current and lifelong alcohol consumption in patients with NAFLD. From 2015 to 2020, we enrolled 276 consecutive patients fulfilling criteria of NAFLD (alcohol consumption up to 140 g/week for women and 210 g/week for men). According to their current alcohol intake per week, patients were divided in: abstainers, very low consumers (C1

Details

ISSN :
20726643
Volume :
14
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
Nutrients
Accession number :
edsair.doi.dedup.....6a5a5354759430153c6559627013667c
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.3390/nu14122493