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WHEN YOUR OWN BODY IS A BREWERY! Check out this fascinating article featured in GI and Hepatology News that stemmed from a unique patient who presented with severe nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH; also known as a severe inflammatory form of fatty liver, a condition that affects almost 30% of the U.S. population) plus AUTO-BREWERY SYNDROME. […]
Sleep Apnea Linked to Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease By Liz Moon, Nurse Practitioner Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is becoming an epidemic in the U.S., affecting about 25-30% of adults. Check out this article from Cleveland Clinic reviewing the significance of sleep apnea in worsening NAFLD and possibly causing the disease: https://consultqd.clevelandclinic.org/patients-with-osa-are-3-times-more-likely-to-have-nash/ Researchers at […]
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 […]