Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease

It has been reported that those patients with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) are probably more common in those individuals with metabolic syndrome, which includes obesity and type 2 diabetes mellitus. The spectrum of NAFLD ranges from simple steatosis to steatohepatitis with hepatic inflammation and fibrosis, known as nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH). Of those with NASH, approximately 20% will go on to develop cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma.