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Lights and Shadows of a Vegetarian Diet in Patients with Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Steatotic Liver Disease.

Nicola Pugliese, Diletta De Deo, Matteo Soleri, Francesca Colapietro, Roberto Vettor, Alessio Aghemo

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Review in Nutrients, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Nicola PuglieseDepartment of Biomedical Sciences, Humanitas University, 20072 Pieve Emanuele, MI, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-6466-1412
Diletta De DeoDepartment of Biomedical Sciences, Humanitas University, 20072 Pieve Emanuele, MI, Italy.
Matteo SoleriDepartment of Biomedical Sciences, Humanitas University, 20072 Pieve Emanuele, MI, Italy.
Francesca ColapietroDepartment of Biomedical Sciences, Humanitas University, 20072 Pieve Emanuele, MI, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-7520-744X
Roberto VettorDepartment of Biomedical Sciences, Humanitas University, 20072 Pieve Emanuele, MI, Italy.
Alessio AghemoDepartment of Biomedical Sciences, Humanitas University, 20072 Pieve Emanuele, MI, Italy.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The prevalence and socioeconomic impact of Metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD) is increasing. Despite the recent Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval of Resmetirom as the first drug for patients with Metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis (MASH) and significant fibrosis, and several ongoing clinical trials, lifestyle changes aimed at achieving sustained weight loss remain a cornerstone in the management of these patients. In addition to regular and structured physical activity, diet is crucial. Several studies have demonstrated the benefits of the Mediterranean diet in this regard, and there is also emerging evidence on the vegetarian diet and its different patterns. This review aims to summarize the currently available evidence on the potential benefits of a vegetarian diet in patients with MASLD, as well as exploring its potential limitations.

Indexed as

Diet, VegetarianFatty LiverMetabolic DiseasesNon-alcoholic Fatty Liver DiseaseDiet, MediterraneanHumansdietMASHMASLDvegan dietvegetarian diet

Identifiers

PMID40431384
PMCPMC12113828

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