Question: How can my diet help prevent or treat NAFLD?
Answer: If you don’t have nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, or NAFLD (also referred to as metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease, or MASLD), you may be able to prevent the condition by eating a healthy diet, limiting your portion sizes, and maintaining a healthy weight.

If you have NAFLD, your doctor may recommend gradually losing weight if you are overweight or have obesity.

Your doctor may suggest changes to your diet such as

limiting your intake offats, which are high incaloriesand increase your chance of developing obesity.
replacingsaturated fatsandtrans fatsin your diet withunsaturated fats, especially omega-3 fatty acids, which may reduce your chance ofheart diseaseif you have NAFLD.
eating more low-glycemic indexfoods—such as most fruits, vegetables, and whole grains. These foods affect yourblood glucoseless than high-glycemic index foods, such as white bread, white rice, and potatoes.
avoiding foods and drinks that contain large amounts of simplesugars, especiallyfructose. Fructose is found in sweetened soft drinks, sports drinks, sweetened tea, and juices. Table sugar, calledsucrose, is rapidly changed toglucoseand fructose duringdigestionand is therefore a major source of fructose.

If you have NAFLD, you should minimize alcohol use, which can further damage your liver.