Futurity October 10, 2024
New research suggests intensive lifestyle interventions are an effective way of treating and improving liver disease.
In the study of 24 patients with metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis (MASH), a common liver disease caused by excessive fat buildup, one group followed a restricted diet and a high intensity interval training exercise program for 10 months. They dramatically improved their liver health over the control group of patients who received standard of care treatment.
Diet and exercise are the first lines of treatment for liver disease; however, this study is the first to examine the...