presentations was one on the Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD) epidemic, presented by Professor Jacob George from the University of Sydney.
From NAFLD to MAFLD The New of the 21st Century and economic burden to Epidemic society. The high prevalence reflects increasingly imbalanced and
NAFLD affects approximately one quarter of the world’s adult population and poses a major health unhealthy diets relative to levels of exercise. The New Zealand Society of Gastroenterology and the New
There has been growing consensus however, that NAFLD has
Meeting 2021 was held in November last year. Among the many
knowledge of the pathogenesis of fatty liver disease and
There has been growing consensus however, that NAFLD has no link to the pathophysiology and Zealand Gastroenterology Nurses College Annual Scientific no link to the pathophysiology and does not reflect current
doesinteresting not reflect current knowledge of the pathogenesis of fatty liver disease and associated presentations was one on the Non-Alcoholic Fatty associated metabolic diseases. Metabolic dysfunction associated Liver Disease (NAFLD) epidemic, presented by Professor Jacob disease (MAFLD) has been proposed as a more appropriate metabolic diseases. Metabolic dysfunction associatedliver liver disease (MAFLD) has been proposed as a George from the University of Sydney.
term to describe liver disease associated with known metabolic dysfunction (George, 2021). moreNAFLD appropriate term toone describe liver disease associated with known metabolic dysfunction affects approximately quarter of the world’s adult population and poses a major health and economic burden to (George, 2021). society. The high prevalence reflects increasingly imbalanced and unhealthy diets relative to levels of exercise.
Fig. 1. FLOWCHART FOR THE PROPOSED “POSITIVE” DIAGNOSTIC CRITERIA FOR MAFLD. (Eslam, et al., 2020, p. 204)
(Eslam, et al., 2020, p. 204)
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