#fatty liver disease

NASH, Alcohol Now the Top Reasons for Liver Transplants

People with NAFLD who fasted on alternate days also experienced drops in weight and waist size.

People with advanced fibrosis—not just cirrhosis—were at greater risk for hepatocellular carcinoma.

People who ate more fast food, as well as those with diabetes or obesity, had a higher risk for NAFLD.

Postmenopausal women were more than twice as likely to have NAFLD even after adjusting for age and metabolic factors.

Researchers suggest cannabis use alone should not be a reason to deny transplants.

Most outcomes were similar in lean and heavy people with fatty liver disease, but the lean group had higher liver-related mortality.

International NASH Day is a public education campaign launched in June 2018 to raise visibility and urgency around fatty liver disease.

Some 20% of those with NAFLD also showed signs of liver fibrosis.

Experts predict that more than a million people could die from liver cancer worldwide in 2040.

Among people with fatty liver disease, those with diabetes were more likely to advance by one fibrosis stage in less than six years.

Women and young adults saw especially large increases between 2019 and 2021.

Black people make up only 6% and Latino people make up 5% of participants in cirrhosis trials in the United States.

Another study found that children with fatty liver disease are at high risk for diabetes.

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

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

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