#fatty liver disease

NASH, Alcohol Now the Top Reasons for Liver Transplants

PFAS, synthetic chemicals found in many common products, may be contributing to an increase in liver problems, such as fatty liver disease.

Higher daily alcohol consumption was linked to greater risk for MAFLD.

The higher risk for women with longer periods does not appear to be related to obesity.

Liver fat reduction was similar with high-intensity interval exercise and moderate-intensity continuous training.

Abdominal obesity worsened the impact of air pollution on MAFLD development.

People with fatty liver disease and obesity who underwent bariatric surgery had better clinical outcomes.

Over the next two decades, obesity-linked NASH will lead to more deaths and high cost in the United States.

Even with this increase, older individuals now have better transplant outcomes.

Less than 10% of people with cirrhosis were regularly monitored for liver cancer.

However, no association was found between drinking coffee and liver fat accumulation.

From 1995 to 2016, hepatocellular carcinoma incidence in rural populations climbed by 218%.

People doing more than 300 minutes of physical activity per week nearly halved their risk for NAFLD.

Individuals with both fatty liver diseae and obesity had the greatest risk of sleep apnea.

But a simple improvement in dietary intake reversed fatty liver disease and staved off cancer.

U.K. study finds that children of obese moms are more likely to develop non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) in their 20s.

An extra booster dose raised antibody levels in one third of people with organ transplants, but many remain unprotected.