NAFLD in normal weight individuals

Abstract Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) can develop in lean individuals. Despite a better metabolic profile, the risk of disease progression to hepatic inflammation, fibrosis, and decompensated cirrhosis in the lean is similar to that in obesity-related NAFLD and lean individuals may exper...

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Main Authors: Johanna K. DiStefano, Glenn S. Gerhard
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-03-01
Series:Diabetology & Metabolic Syndrome
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13098-022-00814-z