Nonalcoholic steatohepatitis in morbid obese patients: coffee consumption vs. disease severity

Nonalcoholic steatohepatitis in morbid obese patients: coffee consumption vs. disease severity

Introduction. Obesity correlates with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and occurs in 90 to 100% of severely obese individuals (body mass index [BMI] > 35 kg/m2). Coffee consumption (CC) has been associated with reduced progression of fibrosis in both hepatitis C infection and NAFLD; howev...

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Main Authors: Raffaelle K. Barros, Helma P. Cotrim, Carla Daltro, Erivaldo Alves, Luiz A.R. de Freitas, Claudia Daltro, Yanaihara Oliveira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2016-05-01
Series:Annals of Hepatology
Subjects:
NAFLD
NASH
Insulin resistance
Coffee
Liver disease
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1665268119306532

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