Fatty Liver Disease on the Rise

Fatty Liver Disease on the Rise

Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease is on the rise. Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is an inflammation of the liver caused by an accumulation of fat deposits in liver tissue. Today, “fatty liver” closely mirrors the global epidemics of obesity and type 2 diabetes. Since its first description in the early 1980s as “a poorly understood…