Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease as the Marker of a Lifestyle that Shortens Life Span

In conclusion, all NAFLD histological stages were associated with significantly increased overall mortality, and this risk increased progressively with worsening NAFLD histology. Most of this excess mortality was from extrahepatic cancer and cirrhosis, while in contrast, the contributions of cardiovascular disease and HCC were modest.

Source: Fight Aging! - October 20, 2020 Category: Research Authors: Reason Tags: Medicine, Biotech, Research Source Type: blogs