Combining a lacto-ovo vegetarian diet with time-restricted eating for nonalcoholic fatty liver disease Original paper

In this 12-week randomized controlled trial in 42 participants with nonalcoholic steatohepatitis, 16:8 time-restricted eating plus a lacto-ovo vegetarian diet (which includes dairy and eggs), reduced body weight and improved some liver health parameters.

This Study Summary was published on March 28, 2025.

The study

Both groups followed a hypocaloric diet. The control group’s diet was based on their usual diet.

There was a greater decrease in body weight (−8.1 kg vs. −3.75 kg/−17.9 lb vs. −8.3 lb) and liver fat in the intervention group than the control group but no difference between the groups for liver fibrosis (the primary outcome).

There were also greater decreases (improvements) in liver enzymes, triglycerides, insulin, and TNF-alpha in the intervention group.

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The results

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This Study Summary was published on March 28, 2025.

References

  1. ^Kenneth Cusi, Scott Isaacs, Diana Barb, Rita Basu, Sonia Caprio, W Timothy Garvey, Sangeeta Kashyap, Jeffrey I Mechanick, Marialena Mouzaki, Karl Nadolsky, Mary E Rinella, Miriam B Vos, Zobair YounossiAmerican Association of Clinical Endocrinology Clinical Practice Guideline for the Diagnosis and Management of Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease in Primary Care and Endocrinology Clinical Settings: Co-Sponsored by the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases (AASLD)Endocr Pract.(2022 May)