Birth weight is risk factor for fatty liver disease in children

(University of California - San Diego) Researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine, with a cohort of clinical collaborators from across the United States, have demonstrated the impact of low and high birth weights in developing Non Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD), a chronic disease that often leads to a need for organ transplantation.

https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2017-04/uoc--bwi040417.php

Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - April 4, 2017 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news