According to a study conducted in Iran, the Mediterranean diet (MeD) and the Dietary Approach to Stop Hypertension (DASH) seem to have an inverse correlation with the development of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), especially among women.

The analysis included 3,220 adults from 2016 to 2017 and noted that those who followed DASH and MeD with the highest tertiles of adherence had the lowest risk for NAFLD with an OR of 0.80 for DASH and 0.64 for MeD. According to stratified analyses, there was a stronger association among women (OR 0.42 for MeD; OR 0.72 for DASH), while the association was not significant among men, noted the researchers.

The findings are published in Nature Scientific Reports.