Prevalence of and Risk Factors for Hepatic Steatosis in Northern Italy

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Authors

Stefano Bellentani · University of Trieste

Gioconda Saccoccio · University of Trieste

Flora Masutti · University of Trieste

Lory Saveria Crocè · University of Trieste

Giovanni Brandi · University of Trieste

Franco Sasso · University of Trieste

Giovanni Cristanini ·

Abstract

Steatosis is frequently encountered in healthy persons and is almost always present in obese persons who drink more than 60 g of alcohol per day. Steatosis is more strongly associated with obesity than with heavy drinking, suggesting a greater role of overweight than alcohol consumption in accumulation of fat in the liver.

Topics & Keywords

Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment Alcohol Consumption and Health Effects Diet, Metabolism, and Disease

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Annals of Internal Medicine

Volume 132, Issue 2, pp. 112-117

DOI: 10.7326/0003-4819-132-2-200001180-00004

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