Precision nutrition and physical activity counseling for the management of metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease: a randomized controlled trial

A. Project Name

Precision nutrition and physical activity counseling for the management of metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease: a randomized controlled trial

B. Submitted to the call/funding institution

FCT IC&DT Project Call in All Scientific Domains 2023

C. Principal Investigator

Inês Santos (Laboratório de Nutrição, FMUL; CIDEFES)

D. Timeline

21/03/2024 (submitted)

E. Partners

COFAC

ULSSM

F. From CIDEFES

Marlene N. Silva

Eliana V. Carraça

Inês Santos

G. Summary 

PIN4MASLD is set in the context of an obesity-related progressive condition - metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD) – aiming to integrate precision nutrition and physical activity counseling to improve the long-term management of the disease. Our multidisciplinary team will implement a 6-month intervention with a 12-month follow-up to improve body weight, metabolic parameters and other health outcomes of MASLD patients.