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GASTROENTEROLOGY NERD ALERT: NEW HOPE FOR FATTY LIVER TREATMENT? Non-alcoholic FATTY LIVER disease (often referred to as NAFLD or fatty liver) affects about 30% of the U.S. population and is poised to become the most common cause of cirrhosis of the liver and therefore the most common reason a liver transplant will be needed in […]
Non-alcoholic FATTY LIVER disease (often referred to as NAFLD or fatty liver) affects about 30% of the U.S. population and is poised to become the most common cause of cirrhosis of the liver and therefore the most common reason a liver transplant will be needed in the future. The risk factors for fatty liver are […]
FATTY LIVER? MILDLY ABNORMAL LIVER TESTS? NAFLD? If your doctor has mentioned these diagnoses to you or you just noticed it incidentally when you were looking at your medical records, you are definitely NOT ALONE. Non-alcoholic FATTY LIVER disease (often referred to as NAFLD or fatty liver) affects about 30% of the U.S. population and […]
Your liver is one of the most important organs in your body and is the workhorse of the digestive system. Tucked away under your rib cage, it is responsible for hundreds of tasks, about 500 to be exact! Dr. Hellan Kwon, clinical assistant professor of hepatology at the University of Michigan notes key metabolic tasks, “anything that is eaten […]