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What’s in the Pipeline for NAFLD and NASH Treatment?
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11 Signs of Liver Disease
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Healing Your Fatty Liver

Fatty Liver Disease Is Common Among People With HIV

Diabetes and a large waist circumference are predictors of liver fat accumulation and fibrosis.

Poor-Quality Sleep Linked to Fatty Liver Disease

People with a tendency to be active later in the day may be at greater risk for severe NAFLD.

Liver Diseases Are on the Rise Worldwide

The Global Liver Institute’s “Global State of Liver Health” identifies liver disease trends around the world and proposes solutions.

High-Fat, Low Carbohydrate Diet Improves Fatty Liver Disease

Despite not cutting back on calories, people on the high fat diet lost more weight and had better blood sugar levels.

$12 Million NIH Grant to Research Obesity, Fatty Liver Disease

The Kansas Center for Metabolism and Obesity Research will research obesity-related diseases and train junior researchers.

Fatty Liver Disease Has Increased Over the Past Two Decades

Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease is substantially more common among men compared with women.

Fatty Liver Disease Linked to Greater Risk for Dementia

People with NAFLD who had heart disease or had a stroke had higher rates of dementia.

Discovery Could Change Direction of Treatment of Liver Disease

The primary cause of liver disease progression may not be what researchers had previously thought.

People of Mexican Descent May Have a Higher Risk of Liver Cancer With Each Generation

Second- and third-generation individuals in Los Angeles had a 35% and 61% higher risk, respectively, than those born in Mexico.

High-Cholesterol Diet May Accelerate Fatty Liver Disease

Excess cholesterol can cause liver scarring and inflammation.

Why Does the Immune System Attack Liver Cells in Those With Metabolic Disorders?

Those with type 2 diabetes and obesity are often at risk.

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What are the symptoms of NAFLD/NASH?

The Causes of Liver Cancer Are Changing

Liver cancer is now less likely to be caused by hepatitis B or C, but more likely to be caused by fatty liver disease or alcohol.

Exercise Alters Body Fat Metabolism of People With Fatty Liver Disease

Even without weight loss, high-intensity exercise improved metabolism in people with NAFLD.

Are Lean People With NAFLD At Higher Risk for Heart Disease?

Study finds people with a normal BMI were at greater risk for cardiovascular disease but lower risk for cirrhosis and diabetes.

9/11 First Responders More Likely to Have Fatty Liver Disease

Toxins released at the 2001 World Trade Center disaster site may have doubled the incidence of NAFLD.

NAFLD Is Leading Cause of Liver Cancer Among Older Americans

More than a third of hepatocellular carcinoma cases among Medicare recipients were due to fatty liver disease.
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