Eating lots of ultra-processed foods seems to make your body produce more inflammatory chemicals, which can damage your liver over time.

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Ultra-Processed Foods and Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Steatotic Liver Disease (MASLD): What Is the Evidence So Far?

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2025 Jun 24

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Ultra-Processed Foods and Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Steatotic Liver Disease (MASLD): What Is the Evidence So Far?

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DOI: 10.3390/nu17132098

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