AIMS This study aims to assess glycemic and lipid derangement in acute and chronic liver disorders. MATERIALS AND METHODS A cross-sectional study was conducted on 104 patients diagnosed with acute or chronic liver disorder. Acute liver disease (ALD) patients were 40 and chronic liver disease (CLD) patients were 64. RESULTS The mean value of fasting plasma glucose (FPG) in patients with ALD ...

BACKGROUND None of the synonyms of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) include clinical correlates nor do they mention insulin resistance, a recognized determinant of the etiopathogenesis and natural history of NAFLD. METHOD The literature concerning the pathogenesis and definition of NAFLD is reviewed. RESULTS The reasons why NAFLD should be renamed are: (a) clinically meaningful hepa...

Globally, obesity is a major contributor to the burden of several chronic metabolic diseases, including type 2 diabetes mellitus and cardiovascular diseases. With changing life style, obesity has now become a global phenomenon affecting all socioeconomic groups, irrespective of age, sex or ethnicity. Morbid obesity and co morbidities of metabolic syndrome, such as hypertension, dyslipidemia and...

Diverse high energy diets have been utilized to precipitate obesity and related metabolic disorders in rodent models, though the dietary intervention has not absolutely been standardized. The present study established usage of a customized semipurified normal control diet (NCD) and high fat diet (HFD), for research studies on diet-induced metabolic disorders in albino rats. Male Wistar rats wer...