Objective: Non – alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is an imageological entity without elevation of liver enzymes. The purpose of this case – control study was to corelate microalbuminuria to Prediabetes with and without NAFLD. Method: This study was done at the Department of Medicine,DR. PSIMS & RF Chinaoutpally, A.P. India between Jan 2012 to Dec 2012. 200 patients (100 cases, 100 controls...

Although non-alcoholic fatty liver disease has been reported as a cardiometabolic risk factor, the effect of non-alcoholic fatty liver is yet to be clarified on abdominal obesity. Therefore, this study was conducted to investigate the longitudinal relationship of non-alcoholic fatty liver on the development of abdominal obesity. The study participants were composed of 11,212 Korean men without ...

Liver plays a central role in the biogenesis of major metabolites including glucose, fatty acids, and cholesterol. Increased incidence of obesity in the modern society promotes insulin resistance in the peripheral tissues in humans, and could cause severe metabolic disorders by inducing accumulation of lipid in the liver, resulting in the progression of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD)...

Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) represents a clinical condition that may progress from steatosis to steatohepatitis, cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma. There are not enough information about the relationship between menopause and NAFLD, and this study evaluated the relevance of this liver disease in menopausal women (MPW), and the relationship between hormone replacement therapy ...

Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) which was characterized by the association of fatty liver and lobular hepatitis and chronically elevated plasma levels of alanine transaminase (ALT) in patients with negligible alcohol intake was first identified by Ludwig et al (1). The etiology of NAFLD is not known completely, but it is found in a variety of clinical settings, particularly in those p...