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A Perspective on Metabolic Syndrome and Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease.
Metabolic syndrome and related disorders - 1 Aug 2015
Targher Giovanni, Byrne Christopher D
Abstract excerpt
Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is increasingly being diagnosed worldwide and is strongly associated with the features of metabolic syndrome. In this brief review, we discuss two key questions relating to NAFLD and metabolic syndrome: (1) Does NAFLD predict the development of type 2 diabetes mellitus and metabolic syndrome, or is it simply an epiphenomenon? (2) Are there differences between metabolic...
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