April 25, 2019190425

A growing body of evidence suggests added sugars play a role in the development and/or progression of fatty liver disease. A 2018 trial, led by Miriam Vos (Emory) and Jeffrey Schwimmer (UCSD), considered whether removing added sugar from the diet could improve fatty liver disease in children. The authors conclude, “In this study of adolescent boys with NAFLD, 8 weeks of provision of a diet low in free sugar content compared with usual diet resulted in significant improvement in hepatic steatosis.”