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A higher consumption of vegetables (OR = 0.78, 95% CI = 0.67\u20130.91) and fruits (OR = 0.88, 95% CI = 0.83\u20130.93) was found to have a negative correlation with the risk of NAFLD, denoting an inverse association. 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