Optimal choice of diet and food for NAFLD

NAFLD is a spectrum of progressive phenotypes of liver disease from liver steatosis to non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), fibrosis and cirrhosis of the liver. Currently, NAFLD is one of the most common liver diseases both in the world and in the Russian Federation, affecting 20-40% of the population. In the coming years, a steady increase in advanced stages of the disease is expected, which is associated with an increase in the number of people with obesity and type 2 diabetes mellitus. Drug-based methods of NAFLD correction based on increasing tissue sensitivity to insulin and reducing the degree of liver damage prove their effectiveness only in combination with lifestyle modification measures. Changes in the qualitative and quantitative composition of the diet, weight loss and increased physical activity are the basis of non-drug correction methods for NAFLD. The choice of diet is carried out according to the nutrition standards available in Russia, and depends on the stage of the disease.