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Threat Grows From Liver Illness Tied to Obesity
Threat Grows From Liver Illness Tied to Obesity By ANAHAD O’CONNOR June 13, 2014 10:07 pm Yubelkis Matias, 19, a student at Bronx Community College, lives with fatty liver disease. Nancy Borowick/The New York TimesYubelkis Matias, 19, a student at Bronx Community College, lives with fatty liver disease. Despite major gains in fighting…
Read MoreThreat Grows From Liver Illness Tied to Obesity
Threat Grows From Liver Illness Tied to Obesity World | Anahad O’connor, The New York Times | Updated: June 14, 2014 08:15 IST Threat Grows From Liver Illness Tied to Obesity Dr Joel Lavine, chief of pediatric gastroenterology at NewYork-Presbyterian Morgan Stanley Children’s Hospital on May 22. Lavine studies fatty liver disease, a rapidly growing…
Read MoreGenetic Insight into a Fatty Liver: Visceral Fat vs. Subcutaneous Fat
Genetic Insight into a Fatty Liver: Visceral Fat vs. Subcutaneous Fat Nicole Cutler L.Ac. May 14th, 2014 Is it true that your race might determine where you store fat and, thus, may make you more or less vulnerable to fatty liver disease? Genetic Insight into a Fatty Liver Even though each person is unique, individuals…
Read MoreSnacking Associated With Abdominal Fat, Fatty Liver
Snacking Associated With Abdominal Fat, Fatty Liver (Photo : Flickr/CC) Snacking on high-fat and high-sugar foods are independently associated with abdominal fat and fatty liver (hepatic steatosis), according to a recent study. Snacking on high-fat and high-sugar foods are independently associated with abdominal fat and fatty liver (hepatic steatosis), according to a recent study. Researchers…
Read MoreFatty liver disease has gone from unknown to pandemic, but does it mean anything?
Fatty liver disease has gone from unknown to pandemic, but does it mean anything? By Druin Burch |Posted Friday, Dec. 14, 2012, at 12:51 PM ET Foie gras. Foie gras—essentially fatty liver—is delicious. Is it a disease? Diseases come and diseases go—which, when you think about it, they really shouldn’t. Outside of diseases that have…
Read MoreUpdate – Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease
Update – Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease 2nd Oct 2012 INTRODUCTION NON-ALCOHOLIC fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is frequently encountered by GPs, as well as physicians of many different specialties. NAFLD is an increasingly prevalent problem and also the most common cause of chronic liver disease in the Western world. NAFLD is part of the metabolic syndrome.…
Read MoreWhat are Fatty Liver, NAFLD, and NASH?
What are Fatty Liver, NAFLD, and NASH? Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) refers to a wide spectrum of liver disease ranging from simple fatty liver (steatosis), to nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), to cirrhosis (irreversible, advanced scarring of the liver). All of the stages of NAFLD have in common the accumulation of fat (fatty infiltration) in the…
Read MoreThe skinny on fatty liver
The skinny on fatty liver Weight and metabolic disorders put millions at risk BY KATIE CHARLES THE DAILY CHECKUP Wednesday, October 6th 2010 A hepatologist and assistant professor of medicine at Mount Sinai, Dr. Charissa Chang specializes in treating patients with liver diseases like viral hepatitis and fatty liver disease. Who’s at risk About 30%…
Read MoreThe “Hidden” Liver Disease – NAFLD
The “Hidden” Liver Disease – NAFLD By Penelope Hamil Most people take liver health for granted. After all, the liver is one of the body’s most resilient organs and the only one capable of regenerating itself. Regrettably, most doctors are unaware of a liver ailment that strikes a significant portion of the population. It is…
Read MoreTen Obesity and Fatty Liver Disease Fighting Tips
Ten Obesity and Fatty Liver Disease Fighting Tips Posted August 15th, 2011 Besides helping to keep extra weight off, these easy to incorporate suggestions also help defend against non-alcoholic fatty liver disease. by Nicole Cutler, L.Ac. Americans are packing on the pounds, as today’s modern lifestyle seems to go hand-in-hand with obesity. Unfortunately, the rising…
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