Di, 19. Jul. 2022
Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease is becoming more common and is now the leading cause of chronic liver disease. About every fourth person worldwide has a fatty liver. The disease occurs mostly in so-called industrialized nations. An indication that this is a disease of affluence. In view of the sharp increase in overweight and obesity (obesity), especially among children and adolescents, a further increase in the disease can be expected. Changes in lifestyle and demographic change also explain the increase in this disease.
Fatty liver disease should by no means be dismissed as harmless. From the “simple” fatty liver, inflammatory and…
