fatty liver Non-alcoholic fatty liver (NAFL)
Conditions
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Signed informed consent Caucasian (people will be excluded when having a 50% or more then 50% racial African/Asian background) Male or postmenopausal female Aged 45-70 years at start of the study Body mass index (BMI) 27 * 35 kg/m2 Stable dietary habits (no weight loss or gain >3kg in the past 3 months) Sedentary lifestyle (not more than 2 hours of sports per week)
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Type 2 diabetes Active diseases (cardiovascular, diabetes, liver, kidney, cancer or other) Contra-indication for MRI Alcohol consumption of >2 servings per day Smoking >5 cigarettes per day Use of anti-coagulants
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| - %SFA expressed as relative amount of SFA to the total amount of fatty acids. - DNL expressed as percentage of palmitate in very-low-density-lipoprotein (VLDL)-TG originating from DNL | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| - Liver fat composition expressed as relative amount of MUFA and PUFA to the total amount of fatty acids, in addition to %SFA - Adipose tissue fat composition expressed as relative amount of SFA, MUFA and PUFA to the total amount of fatty acids - Adipose tissue fat composition expressed as relative amount of linoleic acid, docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) and eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) to the total amount of fatty acids. - Hepatic, peripheral and whole body insulin sensitivity expressed as % suppression of endogenous glucose production (EGP), rate of disappearance (Rd) in *mol/kg/min and glucose infusion rate (GIR) in *mol/kg/min. - Muscle insulin sensitivity expressed as determinants/markers for muscle insulin sensitivity in muscle biopsy (oxphos, GLUT4, intramyocellular lipids (IMCL). | — |
Countries
Netherlands