Can the Planetary Health Diet lower fatty liver risk?

Following the updated Planetary Health Diet most closely was linked to roughly 34–39% lower risk of fatty liver disease. That finding matters for our Plant-Based Diet community. The study examined the Planetary Health Diet 2.0, updated in 2025. It centers on plant foods while limiting animal foods, saturated fat, sugar, and salt. Researchers compared people whose eating habits matched the plan by different amounts. The supplied report does not give their ages, location, or total number. Researchers used two scoring tools to measure how closely people followed the diet. Each tool split people into four groups. Those in the highest-scoring quarter had lower risk than the lowest-scoring quarter. The difference was 34% with one tool and 39% with the other. Risk fell steadily as diet scores rose, rather than only in the top group. Detailed liver scans supported the same overall pattern. People with higher diet scores also tended to have less liver fat. Still, a link does not prove the diet caused the difference. These percentages compare groups; they do not show anyone’s personal chance of disease. The report also does not show that this diet reverses existing fatty liver. For members, this offers a useful reason to compare food habits alongside bloodwork. A dated food log can add context to your own numbers. Community notes can also capture which meals were easy to keep eating. The useful comparison is not just who follows the plan most closely. It is how each person’s habits and results change over time, without assuming every change comes from food. What changes have you noticed in your bloodwork as plant foods became a bigger part of your meals?