Erschienen in:
21.11.2019 | Editorial
Sarcopenia: an emerging risk factor for non-alcoholic fatty liver disease
verfasst von:
Yong-ho Lee, Seung Up Kim
Erschienen in:
Hepatology International
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Ausgabe 1/2020
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Excerpt
Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) has gradually become one of the most common chronic liver diseases worldwide. A recent US study reported that the increased liver-related mortality in that country was associated with the increased prevalence of NAFLD [
1]. This is now being seen in other parts of the world, including Asia, due to the adoption of a westernized lifestyle, along with effective vaccination and potent therapeutic agents for chronic hepatitis B and C virus infection. …