María Ángeles Núñez-Sánchez, María Antonia Martinez-Sanchez, José Ignacio Martínez-Montoro, Andrés Balaguer-Román, Elena Murcia-García, Virginia Esperanza Fernández-Ruiz, Mercedes Ferrer-Gómez, Carlos Manuel Martínez-Cáceres, Tomasz Sledzinski, María Dolores Frutos, Juan José Hernández-Morante, José Carlos Fernández-García, María Isabel Queipo-Ortuño, Antonio José Ruiz-Alcaraz, Adriana Mika, Bruno Ramos-Molina
CONTEXT: Metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD) is characterized by the intracellular lipid accumulation in hepatocytes. Excess caloric intake and high-fat diets are considered to significantly contribute to MASLD development. OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the hepatic and serum fatty acid (FA) composition in patients with different stages of MASLD, and their relationship with FA dietary intake and MASLD-related risk factors. METHODS: This was a case-control study in patients with obesity undergoing bariatric surgery at a University Hospital between January 2020 and December 2021...
January 13, 2024: Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism