Osteoporosis and Hepatic Steatosis: 2 Closely Related Complications in Short-Bowel Syndrome.

CONCLUSION: Appropriate nutrition assistance recovers body composition, reverts the relationship of bone mass and MAT, and mitigates bone loss in SBS. In spite of this, osteoporosis seems to be an early and persistent complication in SBS. Curiously, SBS seems to be a highly vulnerable condition for the development of hepatic steatosis and shows an association between bone mass and IHL.
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Source: JPEN Journal Of Parenteral And Enteral Nutrition - February 11, 2020 Category: Nutrition Authors: Parreiras-E-Silva LT, de Araújo IM, Elias J, Nogueira-Barbosa MH, Suen VMM, Marchini JS, Salmon CEG, de Paula FJA Tags: JPEN J Parenter Enteral Nutr Source Type: research