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Fatty Liver
Studies from T. Gunji et al have provided new data on fatty liver
November 2nd, 2009
According to recent research from Tokyo, Japan, "The effect of alcohol consumption on the liver is controversial. Recent reports have suggested that moderate alcohol consumption decreases the prevalence of elevated alanine aminotransferase levels." "The role of alcohol consumption in the development of fatty liver (FL), however, has not been studied definitively. The aim of this study was to examine the association between alcohol consumption and FL in a large Japanese population. A total of 7,431 asymptomatic male subjects who underwent a complete medical survey in our institute between May 2007 and July 2008 were recruited. positive for hepatitis B or C viruses,...
Source: Hepatitis Weekly (2009-11-02)
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