NAFLD Archives

Conditions

Obesity: Learn the facts beyond the scale for Hispanic Americans

Obesity is a disease that impacts some ethnic and racial groups more than others, including nearly half of Hispanic American adults.

Condiciones

Hepatitis C (HCV)

La hepatitis C (HCV, por sus siglas en inglés) es la forma más común de hepatitis viral. La hepatitis es la inflamación o hinchazón del hígado. Si una persona tiene síntomas (muchas no los tienen), a menudo son como los síntomas de la gripe.

Condiciones

Cirrosis

La cirrosis ocurre cuando el hígado está permanentemente cicatrizado o lesionado por condiciones y enfermedades crónicas.

Conditions

Hepatitis C (HCV)

Hepatitis C (HCV) is the most common form of viral hepatitis. Hepatitis is inflammation or swelling of the liver. If a person has symptoms (many do not), often it is like symptoms of the flu.

Gentle GI nutrition

Also called the non-diet approach, this approach focuses on finding alternatives besides restrictive diets to help with GI symptoms.

Conditions

Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH)

Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) happens when your liver stores too much fat and it is not related to heavy alcohol use. Nonalcoholic steatohepatitis, or NASH, is a more severe form of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease that causes inflammation, called hepatitis, and liver cell damage.

Conditions

Cirrhosis

Cirrhosis is permanent damage to the liver by chronic diseases, such as viral hepatitis, NAFLD or long-term alcohol abuse.