Fatty liver has the same risk factors as Heart Disease
Early detection is important to treat the risk factors like Diabetes, Obesity, High Triglycerides, Pre-diabetes, excess abdominal fat
Early detection is possible with certain modalities like Ultrasonography, Elastography, Fibroscan and other imaging modalities
The American heart Association made the following statement
“The statement calls for better awareness of and monitoring for NAFLD, improved screening tools and treatments. It also highlights lifestyle behaviors that can help prevent it, such as keeping Type 2 diabetes and triglyceride levels under control. Part of the good news about managing NAFLD is that healthy eating, regular exercise and weight loss or avoiding weight gain are all valuable interventions to improve health in most of us, regardless of whether we have NAFLD,” said Duell.”
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