Publication Name	World Journal of Gastroenterology
Manuscript ID	8081
Country	Italy

Received	2013-12-15 16:41
Peer-Review Started	2013-12-16 09:27
To Make the First Decision	2014-01-15 13:16
Return for Revision	2014-01-20 18:55
Revised	2014-01-29 16:13
Second Decision	2014-04-09 08:21
Accepted by Journal Editor-in-Chief
Accepted by Executive Editor-in-Chief	2014-04-09 09:08
Articles in Press	2014-05-23 09:45
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Typeset the Manuscript	2014-07-25 09:13
Publish the Manuscript Online	2014-08-07 10:34

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Category	Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Manuscript Type	Observational Study
Article Title	Physical activity support or weight loss counseling for nonalcoholic fatty liver disease?
Manuscript Source	Invited Manuscript
All Author List	Luca Montesi, Chiara Caselli, Elena Centis, Chiara Nuccitelli, Simona Moscatiello, Alessandro Suppini and Giulio Marchesini
Funding Agency and Grant Number	Funding Agency Grant Number European Community’s Seventh Framework Program (FP7/2007-2013) under grant agreement for the project FLIP (in part) HEALTH-F2-2009-241762 specific research contracts within the same program to Centis E, Nuccitelli C and Moscatiello S
Corresponding Author	Giulio Marchesini, Professor, Unit of Metabolic Diseases and Clinical Dietetics, “Alma Mater Studiorum” University, S. Orsola-Malpighi Hospital, Via Massarenti, 9, I-40138 Bologna, Italy. giulio.marchesini@unibo.it
Key Words	Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease; Behavior treatment; Physical activity; Physical fitness; Weight loss liver fat; Liver enzymes
Core Tip	The adherence to healthy diet is usually considered as part of effective treatment by patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), whereas motivation to habitual physical activity is more difficult to pursue. We recently developed a specific psychological support program to regular physical activity to be proposed to NAFLD patients, particularly to those who failed or refused the classical weight loss approach. In a clinical audit, we compared the preliminary results obtained by the physical activity program with the data achieved in a group treated by the standard nutritional counseling, after adjusting for propensity score. The results indicate that physical activity may be implemented in motivated patients, with good results on physical fitness, liver enzymes and liver fat.
Publish Date	2014-08-07 10:34
Citation	Montesi L, Caselli C, Centis E, Nuccitelli C, Moscatiello S, Suppini A, Marchesini G. Physical activity support or weight loss counseling for nonalcoholic fatty liver disease? World J Gastroenterol 2014; 20(29): 10128-10136
URL	http://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v20/i29/10128.htm
DOI	http://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v20.i29.10128

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