Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease is the most common cause of abnormal liver test results in the United States.
I just seem to be finding more liver articles lately
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Category: Hepatology
Be Nice to Your Liver – Eat Yogurt
ConclusionsYogurt was better than milk at ameliorating IR and liver fat in obese Chinese women with NAFLD and MetS, possibly by improving lipid metabolism, reducing inflammation, oxidative stress, and LPS, and changing the gut microbiota composition. This trial was registered at www.chictr.org.cn as ChiCTR-IPR-15006801.
Be Nice To Your Liver
Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease with Significant Fibrosis Doubles in U.S.
Happy Memorial Day. Try to be nicer to your liver today.
Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease: A Spectrum of Disorders — Podcast
Audio. Annals On Call – Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease: A Spectrum of Disorders: Dr. Centor discusses nonalcoholic fatty Liver disease with Dr. Meagan Gray, Assistant Professor of Medicine, University of Alabama.
Death Rate From Liver Cancer in US Now Double That in 1980s
Modifiable Risk Factors
Approximately 60% of all liver cancers in the United States are caused by potentially modifiable risk factors, the researchers indicate. For example, it has been estimated that among Medicare recipients, the largest proportion of cases of HCC, at 32%, are caused by metabolic disorders, including obesity. A smaller proportion of cases of HCC are caused by hepatitis C virus infection (21%), excessive alcohol intake (13%), and smoking (9%).
Source: Death Rate From Liver Cancer in US Now Double That in 1980s
Causes and Evaluation of Mildly Elevated Liver Transaminase Levels – American Family Physician
Causes and Evaluation of Mildly Elevated Liver Transaminase Levels – American Family Physician.
Nice article on the subject of mildly elevated liver enzymes.
