title: Adherence to the Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH) and risk of Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease.
abstract: This case-control study was conducted to examine the association between adherence to the Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH) diet and risk of Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD) development in 102 patients with newly diagnosed NAFLD and 204 controls. Adherence to DASH-style diet was assessed using a validated food frequency questionnaire, and a DASH diet score based on food and nutrients emphasized or minimized in the DASH diet. Participants in the top quartile of DASH diet score were 30% less likely to have NAFLD (OR: 0.0.70; 95% CI: 0.61, 0.80); however, more adjustment for dyslipidemia and body mass index changed the association to non-significant (OR: 0.92; 95% CI: 0.73, 1.12). In conclusion, we found an inverse relationship between the DASH-style diet and risk of NAFLD. Prospective studies are needed to confirm this association.
authors.affiliation: a Department of Clinical Nutrition and Dietetics, Faculty of Nutrition and Food Technology , National Nutrition and Food Technology Research Institute, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences , Tehran , Iran ;
authors.forename: Azita
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hekmatdoost
authors.affiliation: a Department of Clinical Nutrition and Dietetics, Faculty of Nutrition and Food Technology , National Nutrition and Food Technology Research Institute, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences , Tehran , Iran ;
authors.forename: Ali
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Shamsipour
authors.affiliation: a Department of Clinical Nutrition and Dietetics, Faculty of Nutrition and Food Technology , National Nutrition and Food Technology Research Institute, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences , Tehran , Iran ;
authors.forename: Mohammad
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Meibodi
authors.affiliation: a Department of Clinical Nutrition and Dietetics, Faculty of Nutrition and Food Technology , National Nutrition and Food Technology Research Institute, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences , Tehran , Iran ;
authors.forename: Newsha
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Gheibizadeh
authors.affiliation: a Department of Clinical Nutrition and Dietetics, Faculty of Nutrition and Food Technology , National Nutrition and Food Technology Research Institute, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences , Tehran , Iran ;
authors.forename: Tannaz
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Eslamparast
authors.affiliation: b Liver and Pancreatobiliary Diseases Research Group , Digestive Diseases Research Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences , Tehran , Iran.
authors.forename: Hossein
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Poustchi
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D015992:Body Mass Index; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D015930:Diet Records; D000073601:Dietary Approaches To Stop Hypertension; D050171:Dyslipidemias / Q000150:complications; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D065626:Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease / Q000178:diet therapy* / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D009765:Obesity / Q000150:complications; D010349:Patient Compliance; D012307:Risk Factors
keywords: DASH diet; Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension; NAFLD; NASH; case–control; diet; fatty liver