Most children with obesity who are at high risk for non-alcoholic fatty liver disease are not being screened, possibly leading to underdiagnosis of the condition, according to a speaker at ...

Childhood Obesity Ups NAFLD Risk in Adulthood. March 29, 2017 (HealthDay News) — Childhood adiposity is associated with increased odds of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), according ...

To evaluate predictors of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) ... the prevalence of NAFLD in obese children has been reported to range from 20 to 77% (Chan et al., 2004).

Obesity is one of the most important healthcare problems within developed countries, where its prevalence has been estimated at 30% among the adult population and 12–22% among children.

Moran-Lev H, Cohen S, Webb M, et al. Higher BMI predicts liver fibrosis among obese children and adolescents with NAFLD – an interventional pilot study. BMC Pediatr. Published online September 3 ...

A recent autopsy-based study in southern California evaluated fatty liver in children and adolescents age 2–19 years. 34 Schwimmer et al. 34 reported a prevalence of fatty liver of 9.6% in this ...

Despite appearances, lean individuals can develop non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), now known as metabolic ...

Results from a meta-analysis underscored the need to improve understanding of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease burden and management in at-risk individuals who are overweight and obese. &ldquo ...

Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is a condition where fat builds up in the liver in people who drink little to no ...