Effect of a low free sugar diet vs usual diet on nonalcoholic fatty liver disease in adolescent boys: a randomized clinical trial
JB Schwimmer, P Ugalde-Nicalo, JA Welsh… - Jama, 2019 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Pediatric guidelines for the management of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease
(NAFLD) recommend a healthy diet as treatment. Reduction of sugary foods and beverages
is a plausible but unproven treatment. Objective To determine the effects of a diet low in free
sugars (those sugars added to foods and beverages and occurring naturally in fruit juices) in
adolescent boys with NAFLD. Design, Setting, and Participants An open-label, 8-week
randomized clinical trial of adolescent boys aged 11 to 16 years with histologically …
(NAFLD) recommend a healthy diet as treatment. Reduction of sugary foods and beverages
is a plausible but unproven treatment. Objective To determine the effects of a diet low in free
sugars (those sugars added to foods and beverages and occurring naturally in fruit juices) in
adolescent boys with NAFLD. Design, Setting, and Participants An open-label, 8-week
randomized clinical trial of adolescent boys aged 11 to 16 years with histologically …