Clinical epidemiology and disease burden of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease

BJ Perumpail, MA Khan, ER Yoo… - World journal of …, 2017 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is defined as the presence of hepatic fat
accumulation after the exclusion of other causes of hepatic steatosis, including other causes …

Evolution of NAFLD and its management

MS Mundi, S Velapati, J Patel… - Nutrition in Clinical …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
The global prevalence of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is estimated to be 25%
and continues to rise worldwide in the setting of the obesity epidemic. This increase is …

Nonobese fatty liver disease

D Kim, WR Kim - Clinical gastroenterology and hepatology, 2017 - Elsevier
Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) refers to a group of conditions characterized by
hepatic steatosis in the absence of significant alcohol consumption. NAFLD is seen …

NAFLD in Asia—as common and important as in the West

GC Farrell, VWS Wong, S Chitturi - Nature reviews Gastroenterology & …, 2013 - nature.com
NAFLD—regarded as a consequence of the modern sedentary, food-abundant lifestyle
prevalent in the West—was recorded in Japan nearly 50 years ago and its changing …

Disease progression of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease: a prospective study with paired liver biopsies at 3 years

VWS Wong, GLH Wong, PCL Choi, AWH Chan, MKP Li… - Gut, 2010 - gut.bmj.com
Background Patients with non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) have increased mortality
and liver-related complications. In contrast, simple steatosis is considered benign and non …

Metabolically healthy obesity and the development of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease

Y Chang, HS Jung, J Cho, Y Zhang… - Official journal of the …, 2016 - journals.lww.com
OBJECTIVES: The risk of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) among obese individuals
without obesity-related metabolic abnormalities, a condition referred to as metabolically …

Relationship of sitting time and physical activity with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease

S Ryu, Y Chang, HS Jung, KE Yun, MJ Kwon… - Journal of …, 2015 - Elsevier
Abstract Background & Aims The goal of this study was to examine the association of sitting
time and physical activity level with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) in Korean men …

Predictors for incidence and remission of NAFLD in the general population during a seven-year prospective follow-up

S Zelber-Sagi, R Lotan, A Shlomai, M Webb… - Journal of …, 2012 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND & AIMS: Data on the incidence and remission rates of non-alcoholic fatty
liver disease (NAFLD) as well as predictive factors are scant. This study aims at evaluating …

Association of visceral fat obesity, sarcopenia, and myosteatosis with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease without obesity

HK Kim, SJ Bae, MJ Lee, EH Kim… - Clinical and …, 2023 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background/Aims To investigate whether non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) in
individuals without generalized obesity is associated with visceral fat obesity (VFO) …

Prevalence and risk factors for non‐alcoholic fatty liver disease in Asian people who are not obese

CJ Liu - Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Fatty liver (hepatic steatosis) is prevalent in industrialized countries. It is typically linked to
obesity, central obesity and the presence of metabolic syndrome. With the introduction of a …