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Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis or NASH Nonalcoholic steatohepatitis or NASH is a common, often “silent” liver disease. It resembles alcoholic liver disease, but occurs in people who drink little or no alcohol. The major feature in NASH is fat in the liver, along with inflammation and damage. Most people with NASH feel well and are not aware…
Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is one cause of fatty liver changes, when fat is deposited (steatosis) in the liver when this is not due to excessive alcohol use. It is related to insulin resistance and the metabolic syndrome, and may respond to treatments originally developed for other insulin-resistant states…
Link Between Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis And Liver Cancer Article Date: 26 May 2010 – 2:00 PDT A study conducted by researchers at the Cleveland Clinic finds that patients suffering from cirrhosis preceded by nonalcoholic steatohepatitis are at an equal risk of developing hepatocellular carcinoma than those who develop cirrhosis resulting from hepatitis C virus (HCV). Results…
Diagnosing and Managing NAFLD By: MARY ANN MOON, Family Practice News Digital Network A new practice guideline for diagnosing and managing nonalcoholic fatty liver disease has been released jointly in the June issues of Gastroenterology, the American Journal of Gastroenterology, and Hepatology. The guideline represents a collaboration among three societies – the American Gastroenterological Association,…
New Gene Sites Discovered Five genetic variants in humans four new associate with Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD), according to a study published March 10 in PLoS Genetics. NAFLD is a condition where fat accumulates in the liver (steatosis) and can lead to liver inflammation (nonalcoholic steatohepatitis or NASH) and permanent liver damage (fibrosis/cirrhosis). NAFLD…
Lipoprotein levels do not improve with exercise A new study published in the journal Hepatology has revealed that moderate exercise does not improve lipoprotein levels in obese patients with non alcoholic fatty liver disease and manages to reduce triglyceride and alanine transaminase levels by just a small amount. Obesity is a rampant health concern worldwide.…
Homocysteine and Fatty Liver Disease Posted July 18th, 2011 Measuring homocysteine levels has potential for determining the stage of fatty liver disease. Additionally, lowering homocysteine levels could prevent a fatty liver from getting worse. by Nicole Cutler, L.Ac. An estimated quarter of American adults have some form of fatty liver disease, a growing problem that…
Fatty Liver Disease Soars in U.S. January 7, 2011 There’s a fair amount of guesswork to the estimates, but perhaps as many as 20% of American adults have some degree of fatty liver disease, a condition that used to occur almost exclusively in people who drink excessively. The epidemics of obesity and diabetes are to…
Fatty Liver Disease Fatty liver disease can range from fatty liver alone (steatosis) to fatty liver associated with inflammation (steatohepatitis). This condition can occur with the use of alcohol (alcohol-related fatty liver) or in the absence of alcohol (nonalcoholic fatty liver disease NAFLD). Fatty liver disease is now the most common cause for elevated liver…
What is fatty liver disease? We start of with fat and the relation of our liver. Normally there should be little or ideally no fat in a healthy liver. Having little fat in our liver often makes no harm. Fatty liver is the name given to a condition in which you have too much fat…