Fatty Liver

Research data from G. Bedogni and colleagues update understanding of fatty liver

Published in Hepatitis Weekly, January 14th, 2008

According to recent research published in the journal Hepatology, "Using the general population of the Dionysos Study, we followed up 144 subjects without fatty liver (FL-) and 336 with fatty liver (FL+) for a median time of 8.5 years. All subjects had suspected liver disease (SLD) defined as altered liver enzymes, high mean corpuscular volume, or low platelet count in the absence of HBV and HCV infection."

"Ethanol intake was assessed using a food frequency questionnaire, and FL was diagnosed using ultrasonography. The incidence and remission rates of FL were 18.5 and 55.0 per 1,000 person-years. Progression to cirrhosis or HCC was rare in both cohorts...

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Source: Hepatitis Weekly (2008-01-14)

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