An internet-based approach for lifestyle changes in patients with NAFLD: Two-year effects on weight loss and surrogate markers

The burden associated with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is becoming a major problem for health systems worldwide.1 As part of the metabolic syndrome, NAFLD prevalence is increasing in parallel with the epidemics of obesity and diabetes;2 although in most cases NAFLD remains a non-progressive disease, in some cases non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) and progressive fibrosis may occur, finally progressing to cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma.3 Thus, the costs associated with liver disease of metabolic origin and its complications are likely to soon outweigh the costs of liver diseases of viral origin.

Source: Journal of Hepatology - October 2, 2018 Category: Gastroenterology Authors: Arianna Mazzotti, Maria Turchese Caletti, Lucia Brodosi, Silvia Di Domizio, Maria Luisa Forchielli, Salvatore Petta, Elisabetta Bugianesi, Giampaolo Bianchi, Giulio Marchesini Tags: Research Article Source Type: research