Abstract:

Objective    To evaluate therapeutic effectiveness of lifestyle intervention in non-alcoholic fatty liver disease. Methods    105 cases of  non-alcoholic fatty liver patients were enrolled.  Lifestyle interventions was applied to all of them, including learning knowledge of health, dietary control and exercises .There were 64 mild ,35 moderate  and 6 severe cases  diagnosed by ultrasonic tomography. Triglyceride (TG), total cholesterol（TC）, HDL-cholesterol (HDL) and LDL-cholesterol(LDL) were also measured. After 12 months of therapy, the effectiveness was finally evaluated. Results    After 12-month lifestyle intervention, 40 mild fatty liver recovered to normal（P＜0.01) while among moderate cases, 28 turned into mild and 3 recovered to normal（P＜0.01). 3 severe cases became moderate（P＜0.05）. And TG、TC、LDL decreased significantly. Conclusion    Lifestyle intervention can effectively reduce the morbidity rate and increase the recovery rate in non-alcoholic fatty liver patients.

Key words: Non-alcoholic fatty liver; Lifestyle; Dietary intervention; Exercise intervention