Open AccessElevated body mass index and fatty liver
Author(s) -
D Marovic
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
srpski arhiv za celokupno lekarstvo
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.135
H-Index - 17
eISSN - 2406-0895
pISSN - 0370-8179
DOI - 10.2298/sarh0804122m
Subject(s) - medicine , body mass index , fatty liver , index (typography) , body volume index , physiology , fat mass , classification of obesity , world wide web , disease , computer science
Obesity and overweight, expressed by elevated Body Mass Index (BMI), result from excessive consumption of fatty food and carbohydrates above the body needs. The fat from the blood, through free fatty acids, is taken directly into the liver.