Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease
Fat accumulation in the liver not caused by alcohol, tied to metabolic syndrome.
Prevention
Healthy weight, exercise, limit sugar and alcohol.
Prognosis
Often reversible early; can progress to cirrhosis if unchecked.
Informational only — not medical advice.
Body systems
Organs
Related
- Aerobic exercise (+)
- Alcohol (−)
- Intermittent fasting (+)
- Resistance training (+)
Research (6)
- Global incidence and prevalence of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease Teng et al. (2023)
- Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease Sanyal et al. (2020)
- Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease: does sex matter? Lonardo et al. (2019)
- Pathophysiology of Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease/Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis Manne et al. (2018)
- Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease Dumitrașcu et al. (2018)
- Animal Models of Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease-A Starter's Guide Van et al. (2017)
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