Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease and Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis: The Disease Burden Grows

Now that infectious hepatitis cures exist for most, what are we left with? We are left with an increasingly heavier burden from a condition of fatty liver disease. Is it actually a disease, or is it a condition that is caused by a variety of diseases? Hepatitis C treatment was elusive because of a multitude of mutated viruses. Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD)/ nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) remains elusive because there are a variety of underlying causes; one may question whether NAFLD/NASH is a disease itself, as prevention and treatment may ultimately depend largely on the causes rather than the phenotype.
Source: Gastroenterology Clinics of North America - Category: Gastroenterology Authors: Tags: Foreword Source Type: research