“NAFLD is asymptomatic during early development ... noninvasive diagnostic tools for a reliable diagnosis and disease staging are lacking,” Josefin Soppert, MS, a PhD candidate at the ...

NAFLD has also been strongly associated with ... Though liver biopsy remains the 'suboptimal' gold standard for diagnosis of NASH and staging of fibrosis is essential but not sufficient.

Third, lifestyle intervention with diet and exercise to target a modest weight loss of 3%-5% is recommended for patients with lean NAFLD. Finally, staging (or evaluation for hepatic fibrosis ...