Peanuts vs. fatty liver: a 12-Week diet test begins
NCT ID NCT07646197
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Aug 07, 2026 · Updated 3 times
Summary
This study tests whether eating 50 grams of peanuts daily for 12 weeks can improve liver markers and gut health in adults with metabolic fatty liver disease (MASLD). 125 participants will be randomly assigned to either eat peanuts or stick to their regular diet. Researchers will measure changes in liver enzymes, cholesterol, blood sugar, and gut bacteria.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- peanuts
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could point toward a simple dietary change to help manage fatty liver disease.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage trial testing a food, not a drug. Results may be modest or not apply to everyone. Peanuts are high in calories, so weight gain is a possible risk.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 125 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jun 2026
- Expected to finish
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Jun 2028
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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30 to 70 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * 30-70 years * do not consume peanut/peanut butter/treenut/seeds \> /week * at least one encounter-related (stage F0/F1) MASLD diagnosis (K76.0) * Able to understand, speak, and read English * Mentally competent to consent Exclusion Criteria: * Food allergy to peanuts or peanut-containing products * With alcohol use disorder (AUDIT screening) * Leukemia * Lymphoma * Other types of cancer * Heart or cardiovascular diseases (such as heart attack, stroke, heart failure) * Kidney diseases (such as chronic kidney disease, kidney transplant, renal insufficiency such as renal failure requiring dialysis)
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Henry Ford Health System
RECRUITINGDetroit, Michigan, 48202, United States
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