Visceral fat evaluated by ultrasound is associated with insulin resistance and liver damage in patients with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease

Background: Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) has been regarded as the hepatic manifestation of metabolic syndrome (MetS). Insulin resistance is a hallmark of MetS and is considered to play a pivotal role in NAFLD progression. Visceral adiposity tissue (VAT) evaluated by TC has been reported to be independently associated with liver fibrosis in NAFLD patients. Ultrasonography (US) is an easy and safe technique able to detect steatosis and VAT. NAFLD fibrosis score (NFS) has been proposed as a non-invasive tool for the assessment of liver fibrosis in NAFLD.
Source: Nutrition, Metabolism, and Cardiovascular Diseases : NMCD - Category: Nutrition Authors: Source Type: research