Short-term Dietary Interventions for the Management of Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver.

Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) affects millions of individuals on a global scale and currently no gold standard treatment exists. The risk of developing NAFLD is considerably higher with increasing body mass index. Consequently, weight loss should be recommended to all overweight patients with fatty liver. However, lifestyle interventions, irrespective of weight status, may also influence the condition. The aim herein is to present examples of short-term interventions (of up to 16 weeks) which assess direct effects of dietary-related components on hepatic steatosis (i.e. at reducing intrahepatic lipid contents). This review will primarily focus on the three main macronutrients: dietary carbohydrates, fats and proteins.