India, Oct. 12 -- A study published in the journal Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology has found a link between eating late at night and a higher risk of liver diseases, including metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease or fatty liver disease and cirrhosis, a condition in which the liver becomes scarred.
Researchers analyzed data from three large studies - the Nurses' Health Study, the Nurses' Health Study II and the Health Professionals Follow-up Study. Together, these studies included information from nearly 200,000 people.
The researchers examined participants' self-reported eating habits and lifestyles to look for links between their eating patterns and reports of fatty liver disease or cirrhosis.
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