Modeling NAFLD Disease Burden in China, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Spain, United Kingdom, and United States for the period 2016-2030

Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is a leading cause of liver disease globally [1 –3]. This condition is characterized by excess liver fat in the absence of other causes such as alcohol consumption [4,5]. Obesity, type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM) and metabolic syndrome (MetS) are consistently identified as the most important risk factors for NAFLD [4,6].

Source: Journal of Hepatology - June 7, 2018 Category: Gastroenterology Authors: Chris Estes, Quentin M Anstee, Maria Teresa Arias-Loste, Heike Bantel, Stefeno Bellentani, Joan Caballeria, Massimo Colombo, Antonio Craxi, Javier Crespo, Christopher P. Day, Andreas Geier, Loreta A. Kondili, Jeffrey V. Lazarus, Rohit Loomba, Michael P. M Source Type: research