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[...]NAFLD prevalence ranges from 50%–75% in subjects with type 2 diabetes [7,8], and, according to different studies, from 80%–90% in obese subjects [9,10]. A low quality diet and high consumption of foods containing saturated fat and processed meat are shared risk factors for the development of NAFLD, metabolic disorders [11,12,13,14], as well as for cardiovascular and all-causes mortality [15,16], confirming the complex interconnection between diet, metabolism, metabolic liver diseases, and the cardiovascular system. Coronary Heart Disease It has been observed that NAFLD patients have an increased risk of coronary artery disease compared to the general population (relative risk (RR): 2.26; 95% CI: 1.04–4.92, p < 0.001), and, consequently, an increased risk of mortality from CV disease (RR 1.46, 95% CI 1.31–1.64, p < 0.001) [24]. Furthermore, a prospective cohort study showed that patients with a bright liver on ultrasound examination who underwent coronary angiography had a striking prevalence of coronary artery stenosis, again after adjustment for demographic and metabolic factors (adjusted OR 2.31; 95% CI 1.46 to 3.64) [26].