Eggs, Dietary Choline, and Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease in the Framingham Heart Study
Although egg intake was not directly associated with NAFLD risk, eggs are a major source of dietary choline, which was strongly inversely associated with NAFLD risk in this community-based cohort.
Authors
- R. Taylor Pickering (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5243-4068)
- Ioanna Yiannakou (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4910-0013)
- Alexa S. Beiser (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8551-7778)
- Paul F. Jacques (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5567-3147)
- Michelle T. Long (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6131-3981)
- Lynn L. Moore (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1028-919X)
Institutions
- Boston University (US)
- Novo Nordisk (Denmark) (DK)
- Jean Mayer Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Nutrition
- Published
- 2024-10-16
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tjnut.2024.10.026
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.16
Funders
- Boston University
- Egg Nutrition Center
- National Institutes of Health
- Agricultural Research Service
- National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute