U.S., July 30 -- ClinicalTrials.gov registry received information related to the study (NCT07090083) titled 'Pediatric Metabolic Dysfunction-associated Steatotic Liver Disease and Food Insecurity' on July 22.
Brief Summary: This proposal addresses a critical gap in our understanding of the impact of household food insecurity (FI) on pediatric metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD) severity. There is evidence that children in families that do not have the ability to provide consistently healthy and high-quality foods, such as fruits and vegetables, have worse diet quality that children in households that are food secure. Additionally, evidence from adult studies link household FI to MASLD and liver fibrosis, and pr...