Integrating social nutrition principles into the treatment of steatotic liver disease

Current treatment of metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease focuses on adjusting patients’ lifestyles, including promoting weight loss and physical activity. Here, we suggest adopting a holistic preventive hepatology approach encompassing social nutrition, social prescribing and br...

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Main Authors: Dana Ivancovsky-Wajcman, Paul N. Brennan, Christopher J. Kopka, Shira Zelber-Sagi, Zobair M. Younossi, Alina M. Allen, Karen R. Flórez, Jeffrey V. Lazarus
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2023-11-01
Series:Communications Medicine
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s43856-023-00398-3
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Summary:Current treatment of metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease focuses on adjusting patients’ lifestyles, including promoting weight loss and physical activity. Here, we suggest adopting a holistic preventive hepatology approach encompassing social nutrition, social prescribing and broader societal changes to facilitate individuals’ engagement with behavioural modifications.
ISSN:2730-664X