Researchers from The Netherlands found that snacking on high-fat and high-sugar foods was independently associated with abdominal fat and fatty liver (hepatic steatosis). [s]Science Daily[/s] reports that according to the study, hypercaloric diet with frequent meals increases intrahepatic triglyceride content (IHTG) and fat around the waist, but increasing meal size did not. Studies link obesity to the accumulation of abdominal fat and fat in the liver, making non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) one of the most prevalent diseases of the liver. Lead author Dr Mireille Serlie OF the [b]Academic Medical Centre Amsterdam[/b] is quoted as saying: ‘Our study provides the first evidence that eating more often, rather than consuming large meals, contributes to fatty liver independent of body weight gain. These findings suggest that by cutting down on snacking and encouraging three balanced meals each day over the long term may reduce the prevalence of NAFLD.’
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[link url=http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/hep.27149/abstract]Hepatology abstract[/link]