Volume 41, Issue 7 pp. 1532-1544
ORIGINAL ARTICLE

Effects of two personalized dietary strategies during a 2-year intervention in subjects with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease: A randomized trial

Bertha A. Marin-Alejandre

Bertha A. Marin-Alejandre

Department of Nutrition, Food Sciences and Physiology and Centre for Nutrition Research, Faculty of Pharmacy and Nutrition, University of Navarra, Pamplona, Spain

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Irene Cantero

Irene Cantero

Department of Nutrition, Food Sciences and Physiology and Centre for Nutrition Research, Faculty of Pharmacy and Nutrition, University of Navarra, Pamplona, Spain

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Nuria Perez-Diaz-del-Campo

Nuria Perez-Diaz-del-Campo

Department of Nutrition, Food Sciences and Physiology and Centre for Nutrition Research, Faculty of Pharmacy and Nutrition, University of Navarra, Pamplona, Spain

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Jose I. Monreal

Jose I. Monreal

Navarra Institute for Health Research (IdiSNA), Pamplona, Spain

Clinical Chemistry Department, Clinica Universidad de Navarra, Pamplona, Spain

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Mariana Elorz

Mariana Elorz

Navarra Institute for Health Research (IdiSNA), Pamplona, Spain

Department of Radiology, Clinica Universidad de Navarra, Pamplona, Spain

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Jose I. Herrero

Jose I. Herrero

Navarra Institute for Health Research (IdiSNA), Pamplona, Spain

Liver Unit, Clinica Universidad de Navarra, Pamplona, Spain

Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Hepáticas y Digestivas (CIBERehd), Madrid, Spain

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Alberto Benito-Boillos

Alberto Benito-Boillos

Navarra Institute for Health Research (IdiSNA), Pamplona, Spain

Department of Radiology, Clinica Universidad de Navarra, Pamplona, Spain

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Jorge Quiroga

Jorge Quiroga

Navarra Institute for Health Research (IdiSNA), Pamplona, Spain

Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Hepáticas y Digestivas (CIBERehd), Madrid, Spain

Department of Internal Medicine, Clinica Universidad de Navarra, Pamplona, Spain

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Ana Martinez-Echeverria

Ana Martinez-Echeverria

Navarra Institute for Health Research (IdiSNA), Pamplona, Spain

Department of Gastroenterology, Complejo Hospitalario de Navarra, Pamplona, Spain

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Juan I. Uriz-Otano

Juan I. Uriz-Otano

Navarra Institute for Health Research (IdiSNA), Pamplona, Spain

Department of Gastroenterology, Complejo Hospitalario de Navarra, Pamplona, Spain

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Maria P. Huarte-Muniesa

Maria P. Huarte-Muniesa

Navarra Institute for Health Research (IdiSNA), Pamplona, Spain

Department of Gastroenterology, Complejo Hospitalario de Navarra, Pamplona, Spain

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Josep A. Tur

Josep A. Tur

Research Group on Community Nutrition and Oxidative Stress, University of Balearic Islands & Balearic Islands Institute for Health Research (IDISBA), Palma, Spain

Biomedical Research Centre Network in Physiopathology of Obesity and Nutrition (CIBERobn), Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain

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Jose A. Martinez

Jose A. Martinez

Department of Nutrition, Food Sciences and Physiology and Centre for Nutrition Research, Faculty of Pharmacy and Nutrition, University of Navarra, Pamplona, Spain

Navarra Institute for Health Research (IdiSNA), Pamplona, Spain

Biomedical Research Centre Network in Physiopathology of Obesity and Nutrition (CIBERobn), Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain

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Itziar Abete

Itziar Abete

Department of Nutrition, Food Sciences and Physiology and Centre for Nutrition Research, Faculty of Pharmacy and Nutrition, University of Navarra, Pamplona, Spain

Navarra Institute for Health Research (IdiSNA), Pamplona, Spain

Biomedical Research Centre Network in Physiopathology of Obesity and Nutrition (CIBERobn), Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain

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Maria A. Zulet

Corresponding Author

Maria A. Zulet

Department of Nutrition, Food Sciences and Physiology and Centre for Nutrition Research, Faculty of Pharmacy and Nutrition, University of Navarra, Pamplona, Spain

Navarra Institute for Health Research (IdiSNA), Pamplona, Spain

Biomedical Research Centre Network in Physiopathology of Obesity and Nutrition (CIBERobn), Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain

Correspondence

Maria A. Zulet, 1Department of Nutrition, Food Sciences and Physiology and Centre for Nutrition Research, Faculty of Pharmacy and Nutrition, University of Navarra, Irunlarrea 1, 31008 Pamplona, Spain.

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First published: 07 February 2021
Citations: 38

Itziar Abete and Maria A. Zulet contributed equally.

Trial registration number: NCT03183193 (www.clinicaltrials.gov).

Funding information

This research was funded by the Health Department of the Government of Navarra (61/2015), CIBERobn (Physiopathology of Obesity and Nutrition) (CB12/03/3002), Fundació La Marató de TV3 (201630.10). BAM-A. was supported by predoctoral research grant from Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología (CONACYT) y el Estado de Michoacán (440104/2016).

Editor: Michelle Long

Abstract

Background and objectives

Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) management is focused on lifestyle modifications, but long-term maintenance is a challenge for many individuals. This study aimed to evaluate the long-term effects of two personalized energy-restricted dietary strategies on weight loss, metabolic and hepatic outcomes in overweight/obese subjects with NAFLD.

Methods

Ninety-eight subjects from the Fatty Liver in Obesity (FLiO) study (NCT03183193) were randomly assigned to the American Heart Association (AHA) or the FLiO dietary group in a 2-year controlled trial. Anthropometry, body composition (DXA), biochemical parameters and hepatic status (ultrasonography, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, and elastography) were assessed at baseline, 6, 12 and 24 months.

Results

Both the AHA and FLiO diets significantly reduced body weight at 6 (−9.7% vs −10.1%), 12 (−6.7% vs −9.6%), and 24 months (−4.8% vs −7.6%) with significant improvements in body composition, biochemical and liver determinations throughout the intervention. At the end of the follow-up, the FLiO group showed a greater decrease in ALT, liver stiffness and Fatty Liver Index, among others, compared to AHA group, although these differences were attenuated when the analyses were adjusted by weight loss percentage. The FLiO group also showed a greater increase in adiponectin compared to AHA group.

Conclusions

The AHA and FLiO diets were able to improve body weight and body composition, as well as metabolic and hepatic status of participants with overweight/obesity and NAFLD within a 2-year follow-up. These findings show that both strategies are suitable alternatives for NAFLD management. However, the FLiO strategy may provide more persistent benefits in metabolic and hepatic parameters.

CONFLICT OF INTEREST

The authors declare no conflict of interest.

DATA AVAILABILITY STATEMENT

Data available on request due to privacy/ethical restrictions.

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