Open AccessShould Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease Be Renamed?
Author(s) -
Paola Loria,
Amedeo Lonardo,
Nicola Carulli
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
digestive diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.879
H-Index - 66
eISSN - 1421-9875
pISSN - 0257-2753
DOI - 10.1159/000084728
Subject(s) - medicine , metabolic syndrome , fatty liver , nonalcoholic fatty liver disease , insulin resistance , steatohepatitis , steatosis , cirrhosis , gastroenterology , pathogenesis , disease , subclinical infection , insulin , obesity
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.
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