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Background: Nutrition is a modifiable risk factor that plays an important role in the prevention or delaying of the onset of non‑alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). Previous studies have focused on NAFLD and individual nutrients, which does not take into account combinations of food that are consumed. Therefore, we aimed to investigate the relationship between major dietary patterns and NAFLD.
Methods: This case–control study was conducted on 225 newly diagnosed NAFLD patients and 450 healthy controls. Usual dietary intake over the preceding year was assessed using a validated 168‑item semi‑quantitative food frequency questionnaire. Major dietary patterns were determined by exploratory factor analysis.
Results: Three dietary patterns, including " western dietary pattern", "healthy dietary pattern", and "…