Non-alcoholic Steatohepatitis: NASH

Many people are surprised to learn that there is a liver disease that while similar to the kind caused by long-term heavy drinking, can also impact those who drink alcohol rarely, or even not at all.

Called Non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (or NASH), experts don’t yet know why some people with a buildup of fat in the liver develop NASH and others don’t.

In February, Hepatitis Victoria/LiverWELL ® launched a new brochure (available both online and in print) that provides important information about this condition. The brochure explains that people with NASH often experience no symptoms in the early stages and it can take many years for symptoms to show. The brochure highlights that you are at higher risk for NASH if you have insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes, high cholesterol and high triglycerides, metabolic syndrome, or are obese. While most people who have NASH are over 50, younger people have also been diagnosed. Download your copy of the NASH brochure now. Alternatively, contact us if you would like us to mail you a copy. This brochure is the eighth in the suite of LiverWELL resources covering a range of liver related conditions.

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The brochure has been supported by an unrestricted grant from Gilead Sciences Pty Ltd.