Eating red meat and processed meat increases the risk of nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), or fatty liver disease, according to results of a study published in the medical journal Journal of Hepatology.
Non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), or fatty liver disease, is a complication of metabolic syndrome, very strongly related to weight. We talk about it when the patient has at least three of the following medical conditions: diabetes,obesity, high blood pressuretriglyceride increased, HDL decreased cholesterol.
Researchers from the Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology at the Tel Aviv Medical Center in Israel conducted a study with 800 volunteers between the ages of 40 and 70 who underwent colonoscopy and ready to undergo a screening ultrasound targeting metabolic and liver disorders between 2013 and 2015.
Non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) and insulin resistance were assessed, and participants reported on their meat consumption and how they cooked it.
Red meat, a risk factor for non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH)
Fatty liver disease was diagnosed in 38.7% of participants and resistance toinsulin at 30.5%.
Study results showed that high consumption of red and processed meat was associated with non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) and insulin resistance regardless of saturated fat intake, cholesterol and other risk factors such as body mass index (theBMI).
“Low carbohydrate diets are frequently recommended to prevent metabolic disease. These low-carb diets can be very high in animal protein, especially meat,” said Professor Zelber-Sagi, author of the study. “Although meat provides nutrients beneficial to health, such as protein, iron, zinc and vitamin B12this study indicates that meat should be eaten in moderation and that the type of meat and its method of preparation should be chosen wisely”.
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