Docosahexaenoic acid supplementation decreases liver fat content in children with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease: double-blind randomised controlled clinical trial
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Data di Pubblicazione:
2011
Citazione:
Docosahexaenoic acid supplementation decreases liver fat content in children with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease: double-blind randomised controlled clinical trial / V. Nobili, G. Bedogni, A. Alisi, A. Pietrobattista, P.T. Risé, C. Galli, C.V. Agostoni. - In: ARCHIVES OF DISEASE IN CHILDHOOD. - ISSN 0003-9888. - 96:4(2011), pp. 350-353. [10.1136/adc.2010.192401]
Abstract:
Objective: To investigate whether dietary supplementation with docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) decreases liver fat content in children with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). Design, setting and patients: We performed a randomised controlled trial of DHA supplementation (250 and 500 mg/day) versus placebo in 60 children with biopsy-proven NAFLD (20 children per group). Main outcome measures: The main outcome was the change in liver fat content as detected by ultrasonography after 6 months of treatment. Secondary outcomes were the changes in insulin sensitivity index, alanine transaminase, triglycerides and body mass index after 6 months of treatment. Results: Blood DHA increased in children supplemented with DHA (0.65%, 95% CI 0.30% to 1.10% for the DHA 250 mg group and 1.15%, 0.87% to 1.43% for the DHA 500 mg group). The odds of more severe versus less severe liver steatosis after treatment was lower in children treated with DHA 250 mg/day (OR = 0.01, 0.002 to 0.11, p ̃ <0.001) and DHA 500 mg/day (OR = 0.04, 0.002 to 0.46, p = 0.01) as compared to placebo but there was no difference between the DHA groups (p = 0.4). Insulin sensitivity index increased and triglycerides decreased to a similar degree in both DHA groups as compared to placebo but there was no effect on alanine transaminase and body mass index. Conclusion: DHA supplementation improves liver steatosis and insulin sensitivity in children with NAFLD.
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01 - Articolo su periodico
Elenco autori:
V. Nobili, G. Bedogni, A. Alisi, A. Pietrobattista, P.T. Risé, C. Galli, C.V. Agostoni
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