Liver Health Helped by Mediterranean Diet

Tue, 08 Nov 2011

The benefits of the Mediterranean Diet are not restricted to losing weight .

Melbourne researchers studied 12 patients who did not have diabetes and who had non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD).

The study showed that liver health was improved even if weight loss does not occur.

Participants experienced significant improvement in insulin sensitivity which indicated a lowering in the risk of developing Type 2 diabetes . This happened without any resultant weight loss, thus intimating that an alteration in just diet can improve your metabolic health .

The benefits of the Mediterranean Diet are not restricted to losing weight.

Melbourne researchers studied 12 patients who did not have diabetes and who had non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD).

The study showed that liver health was improved even if weight loss does not occur.

Participants experienced significant improvement in insulin sensitivity which indicated a lowering in the risk of developing Type 2 diabetes . This happened without any resultant weight loss, thus intimating that an alteration in just diet can improve your metabolic health .

This study showed that a six week Mediterranean diet plan can lead to a lowering of liver fat by 39% in contrast to a current recommended healthy diet .

This of course has considerable implications for patient care. Patients can now be offered evidence-based dietary advice which is going to lower their risk of diabetes and liver disease even if they do not lose weight .
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