Liver Disease

Researchers clarify the role of ethnicity in nonalcoholic fatty liver disease

Published in Hepatitis Weekly, February 7th, 2005

The first study to examine nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) among different ethnic and racial groups in the United States finds that Hispanics may be at a higher risk of developing the condition.

The study is published in the February 2005 issue of Hepatology (www.interscience.wiley.com/journal/hepatology).

NAFLD, the most common liver disease in the U.S., is a condition associated with obesity and type 2 diabetes in which fat accumulates in the liver. Although it is benign, its more advanced form, nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), can cause chronic liver disease, cirrhosis and cancer. In fact, one in every five cases of newly...

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Source: Hepatitis Weekly (2005-02-07)

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