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Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease: A Major Risk Factor for Cardiovascular Disease by Danielle Genenz, MS, RDN, LDN, CPT The American Heart Association recently released a scientific statement siting nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) as being a significant, independent risk factor for cardiovascular disease (CVD). Likewise, CVD is the main cause of death in individuals […]
Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD), a Multidisciplinary Approach by Liz Moon, NP Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is epidemic in the U.S., affecting about 25-30% of adults. Lazarus and colleagues published this article in Nature last year “sounding the alarm on a silent epidemic.” Nature Reviews: NAFLD — sounding the alarm on a silent […]
FATTY LIVER DISEASE IN 8% of LEAN TEENS! Check out this shocking article in Med Page Toady about recent studies demonstrating the incredibly high rate of fatty liver disease in children, EVEN LEAN CHILDREN! As a reminder, excessive fat accumulation in the liver can progress to fibrosis and liver cirrhosis, and potentially end-stage liver disease […]
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 […]
