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<p>Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is defined as a clinical syndrome characterized by excessive fat accumulation in liver, predominantly influenced by dietary choices. This study provides an extensive quantitative literature analysis on dietary influences on NAFLD. Bibliometric data were collected through the search string TOPIC = (“NAFLD*” OR “nonalcoholic fatty liver*” OR “non-alcoholic fatty liver*”) AND TOPIC = (“diet*” OR “nutrition*” OR “food*” OR “feed*”), which yielded 12,445 publications indexed within the Web of Science Core Collection. Utilizing VOSviewer software, term maps were generated to visually illustrate recurring phrases alongside citation data. The literature, which has seen exponential growth since the 2010s, predominantly consists of original articles, with a ratio of 4.7:1 compared to reviews. Notably, the significant contributors to this field were China and the United States. The majority of publications were found journals specialized in Gastroenterology &amp; Hepatology, Nutrition &amp; Dietetics, Biochemistry &amp; Molecular Biology, Endocrinology &amp; Metabolism, and Pharmacology &amp; Pharmacy. Key dietary compounds/compounds classes such as resveratrol, polyphenols, curcumin, berberine, quercetin, flavonoids, omega-3 fatty acids, docosahexaenoic acid (DHA), genistein, and palmitic acid were frequently mentioned and cited. Many of them were demonstrated to have some potential benefits on NAFLD, both in human and animal studies.</p>
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Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is defined as a clinical syndrome characterized by excessive fat accumulation in liver, predominantly influenced by dietary choices. This study provides an extensive quantitative literature analysis on dietary influences on NAFLD. Bibliometric data were collected through the search string TOPIC = (“NAFLD*” OR “nonalcoholic fatty liver*” OR “non-alcoholic fatty liver*”) AND TOPIC = (“diet*” OR “nutrition*” OR “food*” OR “feed*”), which yielded 12,445 publications indexed within the Web of Science Core Collection. Utilizing VOSviewer software, term maps were generated to visually illustrate recurring phrases alongside citation data. The literature, which has seen exponential growth since the 2010s, predominantly consists of original articles, with a ratio of 4.7:1 compared to reviews. Notably, the significant contributors to this field were China and the United States. The majority of publications were found journals specialized in Gastroenterology & Hepatology, Nutrition & Dietetics, Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, Endocrinology & Metabolism, and Pharmacology & Pharmacy. Key dietary compounds/compounds classes such as resveratrol, polyphenols, curcumin, berberine, quercetin, flavonoids, omega-3 fatty acids, docosahexaenoic acid (DHA), genistein, and palmitic acid were frequently mentioned and cited. Many of them were demonstrated to have some potential benefits on NAFLD, both in human and animal studies.

Dietary factors in nonalcoholic fatty liver disease: impacts on human and animal health - a review

Faculty of Dentistry, The University of Hong Kong

Ludwig Boltzmann Institute Digital Health and Patient Safety

Institute of Genetics and Animal Biotechnology of the Polish Academy of Sciences

MEDTECH, Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Technology

Department of Drug Sciences, Faculty of Pharmacy

Associate Laboratory i4HB - Institute for Health and Bioeconomy, Faculty of Pharmacy

Departamento de Ciencias del Ambiente, Facultad de Química y Biología

Department of Pharmacognosy and Phytochemistry, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences

The National Institute of Poultry Husbandry

Key Laboratory of Coarse Cereal Processing (Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs

School of Food and Biological Engineering

Department of Biochemical Pharmacology and Drug Design, Institute of Molecular Biology „Roumen Tsanev”

Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences

Faculty of Food Technology and Biotechnology

Department of Technique and Food Product Development

Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine

Animal Science Papers and Reports

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Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is defined as a clinical syndrome characterized by excessive fat accumulation in liver, predominantly influenced by...

Dietary factors in nonalcoholic fatty liver disease: impacts on human and animal health - a review

Published Online: Oct 26, 2023

Page range: 179 - 194

Accepted: Sep 19, 2023

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/aspr-2023-0007

Keywords
NAFLD, obesity, liver, resveratrol, curcumin, bibliometrics, Web of Science, VOSviewer

© 2023 Andy Wai Kan Yeung et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Dietary factors in nonalcoholic fatty liver disease: impacts on human and animal health - a review

Published Online: Oct 26, 2023

Page range: 179 - 194

Accepted: Sep 19, 2023

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/aspr-2023-0007

KeywordsNAFLD, obesity, liver, resveratrol, curcumin, bibliometrics, Web of Science, VOSviewer

© 2023 Andy Wai Kan Yeung et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Keywords
NAFLD, obesity, liver, resveratrol, curcumin, bibliometrics, Web of Science, VOSviewer