Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease as a cause and a consequence of metabolic syndrome.

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Summary

NAFLD might be a more direct predictor of type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease, non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), and hepatocellular carcinoma than metabolic syndrome because it is associated with high liver fat content.

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review
Published
2014-11-01
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Keywords

Metabolic syndrome, Fatty liver, Medicine, Steatohepatitis, Internal medicine

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